How neighborhood conditions affect type 2 diabetes outcomes
The Role of Neighborhood Deprivation on Diabetes Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Study
This project learns how living in poorer or disadvantaged neighborhoods affects health and care for adults with type 2 diabetes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Medical College of Wisconsin NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Milwaukee, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11377113 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Researchers will link patient medical records to neighborhood-level measures such as the Area Deprivation Index to see how place of residence relates to diabetes outcomes like hospitalizations, readmissions, and mortality. They will combine quantitative analyses of health records and census data with qualitative interviews or focus groups to hear directly from patients about barriers to self-management. The team will look for social and environmental pathways — for example, access to healthy food, safe places to exercise, transportation, or nearby healthcare resources — that contribute to worse diabetes control. Results will be used to suggest targeted interventions and policy changes to reduce disparities in diabetes care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults aged 18 and older with type 2 diabetes, especially those living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods, are the most likely participants or to benefit from the findings.
Not a fit: Children, people with type 1 diabetes, and individuals without diabetes are not the focus and are unlikely to be eligible or benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could point to concrete community-level changes or medical outreach that improve diabetes care and outcomes for people in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research consistently links neighborhood disadvantage to worse diabetes outcomes, but combining patient records with qualitative patient voices to pinpoint causal pathways is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Milwaukee, United States
- Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Williams, Joni Strom — Medical College of Wisconsin
- Study coordinator: Williams, Joni Strom
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.