| Literature DB >> 15723895 |
Liz Steed1, Jill Lankester, Maria Barnard, Ken Earle, Stephen Hurel, Stanton Newman.
Abstract
Self-management has been described as the cornerstone of care for diabetes. Many self-management studies are limited by poor methodology and poor descriptions of the intervention. The current study developed a theoretically based self-management programme for patients with type 2 diabetes, which was evaluated via a randomized controlled trial. At immediate post-intervention and three-month follow-up the intervention group showed significant improvement relative to controls on self-management behaviours, quality of life and illness beliefs. A trend towards improved HbA1c was also observed. Documentation in a manual and development of a training programme for facilitators ensures the programme is replicable.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15723895 DOI: 10.1177/1359105305049775
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN: 1359-1053