Keith Rodgers, Natalie Brooks - Establishing the Audiological Role in Diabetes Treatment through Inerprofessional Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program
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Keith Rodgers, Natalie Brooks - Establishing the Audiological Role in Diabetes Treatment through Inerprofessional Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program
Description
Abstract: The goal of this project is to highlight the role of audiologists as a part of diabetes prevention education. Through a team-based approach, the CDC’s nationally-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was offered to interested participants for 16 weeks. The sensory organization test (SOT) was administered to participants at the beginning and end of the program. Any data collected suggesting that participants using the DPP to improve their overall health and health beliefs will also improve their balance would indicate that audiologists can be considered facilitators of this program and work regularly with prediabetic and diabetic patients.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Blair Mattern, Au.D., CCC-A
Department: Speech Pathology and Audiology
Class Rank: Graduate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Blair Mattern, Au.D., CCC-A
Department: Speech Pathology and Audiology
Class Rank: Graduate
Collection Items
Prediabetes and Audiology
Prediabetes, a condition that precedes type 2 diabetes, occurs when someone has high blood sugar levels, but the levels are not high enough to be considered diabetes yet. It is estimated that 88 million individuals in the United States have…
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
The research study focused on looking at prediabetic individuals enrolled in the CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Program, or DPP for short, and each participant's overall balance was assessed at the beginning and end of the course.
The course is split…
The course is split…
Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP)
In order to be eligible to participate in the research study, participants had to be enrolled in the full 16 weeks of the DPP. A participant's overall balance system was assessed through computerized dynamic posturography (CDP).
CDP is a…
CDP is a…
Future Implications
Data is still being collected, but a couple individuals successfully completed all 16 weeks of the program as well as the pre and post balance screener. Each individual lost weight over the 16 weeks and saw improvements in their equilibrium score.…
Symposium Demonstration - SOT
SOT demonstration of one balance condition for BSU Student Symposium. Project: Establishing the Audiological Role in Diabetes Treatment through Interprofessional Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program. Presenters: Brooks & Rodgers