Understanding and Addressing Risks of Low Socioeconomic Status and Diabetes for Heart Failure (UNLOAD-Heart Failure)
This study aims to determine whether a 6-month multilevel intervention involving problem-solving training, exercise training and support from community health workers is more effective in improving outcomes for individuals with low socioeconomic status, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and early cardiac dysfunction than receiving education and access to a community exercise facility.
• Adults from Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) who live in Baltimore City and adults from Johns Hopkins Community Physicians (JHCP) Hagerstown or Family Healthcare of Hagerstown who live in Washington County
• Low socioeconomic status (SES) by high Area Deprivation Index (ADI) \[\>75th percentile for the state of Maryland\] plus low income)
• Type 2 diabetes
• Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m\^2)