Achieving Equity in Diabetes Research: Borrowing From the Field of Quality Improvement Using a Practical Framework and Improvement Tools

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Osagie Ebekozien, T1D Exchange; Ann Mungmode, T1D Exchange; Don Buckingham, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Margaret Greenfield, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Rashida Talib, Cohen Children’s Medical Center; Devin Steenkamp, Boston Medical Center; Sonya J Haw, Emory University; Ori Odugbesan, T1D Exchange; Michael Harris, Oregon Health & Science University; Priyanka Mathias, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University; Jane K Dickinson, Columbia University; Shivani Agarwal, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-08-01
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2022 by the American Diabetes Association
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dsi22-0002
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Diabetes Spectrum
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: 304
• End Page: 312
• Keywords: Diabetes
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

There are limited tools to address equity in diabetes research and clinical trials. The T1D Exchange has established a 10-step equity framework to advance equity in diabetes research. Herein, the authors outline this approach and expand on its practical application.