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Olayinka O Shiyanbola,1 Martha Maurer,2 Luke Schwerer,3 Nassim Sarkarati,3 Meng-Jung Wen,1 Ejura Y Salihu,1 Jenna Nordin,3 Phanary Xiong,3 Ugboaku Maryann Egbujor,3 Sharon D Williams4 1Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, USA; 2Sonderegger Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, USA; 3University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, USA; 4University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, WI, USACorrespondence: Olayinka O Shiyanbola, Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA, Email Olayinka.Shiyanbola@wisc.eduIntroduction: Current diabetes self-management programs are often insufficient to improve outcomes for African Americans because of a limited focus on medication adherence and addressing culturally influenced beliefs about diabetes and medicines. This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention that addressed key psychosocial and sociocultural barriers to medication adherence for African Americans.Methods: The intervention consisted of group education and race-congruent peer-based phone support. Three African Americans who were engaged in taking their diabetes medicines (ambassadors), were matched with 8 African Americans who were not engaged in taking medicines (buddies). We conducted a single group, pre/post study design with African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Wilcoxon signed rank tests assessed mean score differences in outcomes at baseline compared with 6-months follow-up. Semi-structured interviews explored buddies’ acceptability of the intervention.Results: Buddies and ambassadors were similar in age and mostly female. Recruitment rates were 80% for buddies and 100% for ambassadors. Retention rate for primary outcomes was 75%. Buddies had a me

Olayinka O Shiyanbola,1 Martha A Maurer,2 Natasha Virrueta,1 Denise L Walbrandt Pigarelli,3 Yen-Ming Huang,4 Elizabeth J Unni,5 Paul D Smith6 1Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI, USA; 2Sonderegger Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; 3Division of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; 4Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan; 5Department of Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Sciences, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USACorrespondence: Olayinka O Shiyanbola, Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, USA, Tel +1 608 890 2091, Email Olayinka.Shiyanbola@wisc.eduPurpose: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a health literacy-psychosocial support intervention – ADHERE and explore changes in glycemic values and medication adherence.Patients and Methods: Thirty-one participants with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 8% were randomly allocated to control (usual care) or intervention groups (receiving usual care plus a 6-session pharmacist-led intervention focusing on the modifiable psychosocial factors that may influence medication adherence). Feasibility metrics evaluated recruitment, retention, and intervention adherence. Questionnaires were administered to collect psychosocial factors and self-reported medication adherence at baseline, the end of the intervention, 3 months, and 6 months post intervention. HbA1c values were extracted from electronic medical records. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare differences in mean outcomes between the control