Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[INFO-99-42]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and

Recommendations

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 collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.

To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a

copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways

to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,

including through the use of automated collection techniques for other

forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC

Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24,

Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days

of this notice.

Proposed Project

Families, Communities, and Diabetes Management Project--New--

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

(NCCDPHP), Division of Diabetes Translation. Diabetes Type 2 is a

serious chronic metabolic disease with serious potential health

consequences that include both psychological and physical health

conditions. Diabetes care is important in the management of this

disease. Previous studies examining factors that influence diabetes

management have examined psychological, patient-provider relationships,

family and social support, health insurance availability and

utilization, dietary consumption, and levels of physical activity. Most

of what is known about managing diabetes has been generated using

results based on findings with predominately white audiences.

Therefore, NCCDPHP, Division of Diabetes Translation, intends to

conduct a longitudinal study examining complex inter-and intra-personal

factors unique to African-American and Mexican-American adults living

with diabetes. Also contributing to this study will be family members

of these individuals. Examination of these factors will help to develop

effective

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intervention models for these populations.

The research design will involve separate samples of African-

Americans and Mexican-Americans between the ages of 40 and 64 with Type

2 Diabetes. Significant family members of these individuals will also

participate. Participating families will be divided into two groups, an

intervention group that will receive the intervention at the beginning

of the study, and a comparison group that will receive a modified

version at the end. Both self-report via questionnaires and more

objective measures (e.g., hemoglobin blood glucose levels) of self-care

adherence and diabetes control will be measured. Information collected

will include diabetes knowledge, community characteristics, forms of

social support, patient-provider relationship, and health care

coverage. The total cost is estimated at $3,707.473.00

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No. of Avg. burden

Respondents No. of responses/ of response Total burden

respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)

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Adult Diabetic and family member...................... 800 6 6 28,800

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Total............................................. .............. ............ ............ 28,800

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Dated: September 21, 1999.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 99-25018 Filed 9-24-99; 8:45 am]

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