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Casey, Dympna; O'Hara, Mary Clare; Meehan, Ben; Byrne, Molly; Dinneen, Sean F.; Murphy, Kathy – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2016
Aim: To explain the factors affecting glycemic control (measured by HbA1c) following the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) program. Background: DAFNE is a structured education program designed to assist persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus achieve optimal glycemic control. However, not all participants reach this goal. Few studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Diabetes, Health Education
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Brady, Bernadine; O'Regan, Connie – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2009
The youth mentoring program Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the first social interventions involving youth in Ireland to be evaluated using a randomized controlled trial methodology. This article sets out the design process undertaken, describing how the research team came to adopt a concurrent embedded mixed methods design as a means of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology