Science Underlying DECIDE

• Hill-Briggs F. Problem solving in diabetes self-management: a model of chronic illness self-management behavior. Ann Behav Med. 2003;25(3):182-93.

• Hill-Briggs F, Cooper DC, Loman K, Brancati FL, Cooper LA. A qualitative study of problem solving and diabetes control in type 2 diabetes self-management. Diabetes Educator. 2003 Nov-Dec;29(6):1018-28. Erratum in: Diabetes Educator. 2004 May-Jun;30(3):455. PMID: 14692375.

• Hill-Briggs F, Gary TL, Yeh HC, Batts-Turner M, Powe NR, Saudek CD, Brancati FL. Association of social problem solving with glycemic control in a sample of urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes. J Behav Med. 2006 Feb;29(1):69-78. PMID: 16397820.

• Hill-Briggs F. Problem solving. In: Mensing C, editor-in-chief. The Art and Science of Diabetes Self-Management Education: A Desk Reference for Healthcare Professionals. Chicago: American Assn Diabetes Educators; 2006:8;731-58.

• Hill-Briggs F, Gemmell L. Problem solving in diabetes self-management and control: a systematic review of the literature. Diabetes Educator. 2007 Nov-Dec;33(6):1032-50; discussion 1051-2. PMID: 18057272.

• Schumann KP, Sutherland JA, Majid HM, Hill-Briggs F. Evidence-Based Behavioral Treatments for Diabetes: Problem-Solving Therapy. Diabetes Spectrum. 2011;24:64-69

• Fitzpatrick SL, Schumann KP, Hill-Briggs F. Problem solving interventions for diabetes self-management and control: a systematic review of the literature. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2013 May;100(2):145-61. PMID: 23312614; PMCID: PMC3633671.

DECIDE Approach with Specific Conditions

Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

• Hill-Briggs F, Renosky R, Lazo M, et al. Development and pilot evaluation of literacy-adapted diabetes and CVD education in urban, diabetic African Americans. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(9):1491-4.

• Hill-Briggs F, Lazo M, Peyrot M, et al. Effect of problem-solving-based diabetes self-management training on diabetes control in a low income patient sample. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Sep;26(9):972-8.

• Fitzpatrick SL, Golden SH, Stewart K, et al. Effect of DECIDE (Decision-making Education for Choices In Diabetes Everyday) Program Delivery Modalities on Clinical and Behavioral Outcomes in Urban African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial. Diabetes Care. 2016 Dec;39(12):2149-2157.

• Fitzpatrick SL, Hill-Briggs F. Strategies for Sustained Weight Management: Perspectives From African American Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Educ. 2017 Jun;43(3):304-310. doi: 10.1177/0145721717699071. Epub 2017 Mar 15. PMID: 28520551.

• Papajorgji-Taylor D, Francisco M, Schneider JL, et al. Bridge to Health/ Puente a la Salud: Rationale and design of a pilot feasibility randomized trial to address diabetes self-management and unmet basic needs among racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021;22:100779. Published 2021 Apr 30. doi:10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100779

• Fitzpatrick SL, Papajorgji-Taylor D, Schneider JL, et al. Bridge to Health/Puente a la Salud: a pilot randomized trial to address diabetes self-management and social needs among high-risk patients.TranslBehav Med. 2022;12(7):783-792.

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

• Lilly C, Brant L, Leary J, Hill-Briggs F, Samuel-Hodge C, McMilin C, Keyserling T. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a problem-solving intervention addressing barriers to cardiovascular disease prevention behaviors in three underserved samples: Colorado, North Carolina, West Virginia, 2009. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2014;11:E32. PMID: 24602586.

Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

• Green JA, Ephraim PL, Hill-Briggs F, Browne T, Strigo TS et al. Putting Patients at the Center of Kidney Care Transitions: PREPARE NOW, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Oct;73:98-110. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.09.004. PMID: 30218818.

Management of Hypertension

• Ephraim PL, Hill-Briggs F, Roter D, Bone L, Wolff J, Lewis-Boyer L, et al. Improving urban African Americans' blood pressure control through multi-level interventions in the Achieving Blood Pressure Control Together (ACT) study: A randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014;38(2):370-82. PMID: 24956323.

• Boulware LE, Ephraim PL, Hill-Briggs F, et al. Hypertension Self-management in Socially Disadvantaged African Americans: the Achieving Blood Pressure Control Together (ACT) Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;35(1):142-152.

• Together (ACT) Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Nov 8. PMID: 31705466.

Mental Health Comorbidity

• Vrany EA, Jennings A, Hossain MB, Hill-Briggs F. Mental Health History and DECIDE (Decision-Making Education for Choices in Diabetes Everyday) Diabetes Support Program Outcomes Among African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2021;47(6):425-435.

• Alvarez C, Sabina C, Brockie T, Perrin N, Sanchez-Roman MJ, Escobar-Acosta L, Vrany E, Cooper LA, Hill-Briggs F. Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Problem-Solving, and Mental Health Among Latina Immigrants. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2022, Vol. 0(0) 1–27. DOI: 10.1177/08862605211072159.

DECIDE Development for Literacy, Functional Impairment and Disability

• Hill-Briggs F, Smith AS. Evaluation of diabetes and cardiovascular disease print patient education materials for use with low-health literate populations. Diabetes Care. 2008 Apr;31(4):667-71. PMID: 18202245.

• Hill-Briggs F, Schumann KP, Dike O. Five-step methodology for evaluation and adaptation of print patient health information to meet the < 5th grade readability criterion. Medical Care. 2012 Apr;50(4):294-301. PMID: 22354210; PMC ID: PMC3318988.

• Hill-Briggs F, Renosky R, Lazo M, Bone L, Hill M, Levine D, Brancati FL, Peyrot M. Development and pilot evaluation of literacy-adapted diabetes and

• CVD education in urban, diabetic African Americans. J Gen Internal Med. 2008 Sep;23(9):1491-4. PMID: 18521688; PMCID: PMC2518002.

• Hill-Briggs F, Lazo M, Renosky R, Ewing C. Usability of a diabetes and cardiovascular disease education module in an African-American, diabetic sample with physical, visual, and cognitive impairment. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2008 Feb;53(1):1-8.

• Majid HM, Schumann KP, Doswell A, et al. Development and evaluation of the DECIDE to move! Physical activity educational video. Diabetes Educ. 2012;38(6):855-9.

Health Problem-Solving Scale

• Hill-Briggs F, Gemmell L, Kulkarni B, Klick B, Brancati FL. Associations of patient health-related problem solving with disease control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations in HIV and diabetes clinic samples. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(5):649-54.

• Hill-Briggs F, Yeh HC, Gary TL, Batts-Turner M, D'Zurilla T, Brancati FL. Diabetes problem-solving scale development in an adult, African American sample. Diabetes Educator. 2007 Mar-Apr;33(2):291-9. PMID: 17426304.

• Fitzpatrick SL, Hill-Briggs F. Measuring health-related problem solving among African Americans with multiple chronic conditions: application of Rasch analysis. J Behav Med. 2015;38(5):787-97.

• Shin N, Hill-Briggs F, Donovan S, Lyketsos K, Golden S. The Association of Minor and Major Depression with Health Problem-solving and Diabetes Self-care Activities in a Clinic-Based Population of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Diabetes Complications. 2017 May;31(5):880-885. PMID: 28256399.