[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47326-47327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18820]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Community Evaluation
of the National Diabetes Education Program's Diabetes HealthSense Web
site
Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity
for public comment on proposed data collections projects, the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies are invited to address one or more of the following points:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
To Submit Comments and For Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact Joanne M.
Gallivan, MS, RD, Director, National Diabetes Education Program, OCPL,
NIDDK, 31 Center Drive, Room 9A06, Bethesda, MD, 20892 or call non
toll-free number 301-496-6110 or Email your request including your
address to [email protected]. Formal requests for additional
plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: Community Evaluation of the National Diabetes
Education Program's Diabetes HealthSense Web site. 0925-NEW, National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK),
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Diabetes
Education Program (NDEP) is a partnership of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and more than 200 public and private organizations. The long-term goal
of the NDEP is to reduce the burden of diabetes and pre-diabetes in the
United States, and its territories, by facilitating the adoption of
proven strategies to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes and its
complications. The NDEP objectives are to: (1) Increase awareness and
knowledge of the seriousness of diabetes, its risk factors, and
effective strategies for preventing type 2 diabetes and complications
associated with diabetes; (2) Increase the number of people who live
well with diabetes and effectively manage their disease to prevent or
delay complications and improve quality of life; (3) Decrease the
number of Americans with undiagnosed diabetes; (4) Among people at risk
for type 2 diabetes, increase the number who make and sustain effective
lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes; (5) Facilitate efforts to
improve diabetes-related health care and education, as well as systems
for delivering care; (6) Reduce health disparities in populations
disproportionately burdened by diabetes; and (7) Facilitate the
incorporation of evidence-based research findings into health care
practices.
One product that NDEP has developed to address many of these
objectives is Diabetes HealthSense, an online compendium of
psychosocial and behavioral resources to support lifestyle changes.
This study will be a multi-component 3-year evaluation of
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Diabetes HealthSense. The required forms will support the following
evaluation tasks: (1) Assessing community educators' experience and
satisfaction with NDEP resources such as the Diabetes HealthSense Web
site; (2) Assess the extent to which, through participation in Diabetes
HealthSense educational sessions, community educators can increase
their knowledge and ability to promote and use NDEP resources; and (3)
Assess the extent to which the Web site, with guided exploration, can
facilitate changes in lifestyle to help prevent or manage diabetes. The
data collected from this evaluation will provide NDEP with information
about how community educators use NDEP-created resources in their
communities and whether the Diabetes HealthSense resource has its
intended effect on participants. Such data will help inform NDEP's
future decisions about the Diabetes HealthSense Web site, including
whether to make changes to Diabetes HealthSense, and whether to invest
additional resources to support, promote or expand this resource.
OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 328.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Estimated
Type of Estimated number of Average time Estimated
Form name respondent number of responses per per response total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hours
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Participant Pretest........... Adult 225 1 20/60 75
intervention
participants.
Participant Posttest.......... Adult 150 1 20/60 50
intervention
participants.
Participant Exit Satisfaction Adult 225 1 10/60 38
Survey. intervention
participants.
Participant Follow-up Adult 15 1 1 15
Interview. intervention
participants.
Participant Pretest........... Adult comparison 250 1 20/60 83
group
participants.
Participant Posttest.......... Adult comparison 150 1 20/60 50
group
participants.
Community Educator Pre Community 5 1 1 5
Interview. educators.
Community Educator Post Community 5 1 1 5
Interview. educators.
Intervention Participant Community 5 3 15/60 4
Recruitment Guide. educators.
Comparison Participant Community 10 1 15/60 3
Recruitment Guide. educators.
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Dated: July 18, 2013.
Ruby N. Akomeah,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDDK, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2013-18820 Filed 8-2-13; 8:45 am]
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