OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of ongoing group based diabetes self-management education (DSME) for patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS:146 patients were randomised to either group education or waiting list control. Primary outcomes were A1C and patient activation measured with patient activation measure (PAM). RESULTS: There were no differences in the primary outcomes between the groups at 12 months, but the control group had an increase in A1C of 0.3% points during follow-up. Diabetes knowledge and some self-management skills improved significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group. A sub group analysis was conducted for the quartile with the highest A1C at baseline (>7.7, n=18 in both groups). There were significant improvements within the intervention group at 12 month follow-up for both A1C and PAM and a trend for better outcome in the intervention group compared to the control. CONCLUSIONS: The locally developed ongoing diabetes self-management education programs prevented an increase in A1C and can have an effect on A1C in patients with higher A1C level. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Locally developed programs may be less effective than programs developed for studies.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of ongoing group based diabetes self-management education (DSME) for patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: 146 patients were randomised to either group education or waiting list control. Primary outcomes were A1C and patient activation measured with patient activation measure (PAM). RESULTS: There were no differences in the primary outcomes between the groups at 12 months, but the control group had an increase in A1C of 0.3% points during follow-up. Diabetes knowledge and some self-management skills improved significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group. A sub group analysis was conducted for the quartile with the highest A1C at baseline (>7.7, n=18 in both groups). There were significant improvements within the intervention group at 12 month follow-up for both A1C and PAM and a trend for better outcome in the intervention group compared to the control. CONCLUSIONS: The locally developed ongoing diabetes self-management education programs prevented an increase in A1C and can have an effect on A1C in patients with higher A1C level. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Locally developed programs may be less effective than programs developed for studies.
Authors: Jennifer K Carroll; Jonathan N Tobin; Amneris Luque; Subrina Farah; Mechelle Sanders; Andrea Cassells; Steven M Fine; Wendi Cross; Michele Boyd; Tameir Holder; Marie Thomas; Cleo Clarize Overa; Kevin Fiscella Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2019-06-25 Impact factor: 5.128
Authors: Shari D Bolen; Apoorva Chandar; Corinna Falck-Ytter; Carl Tyler; Adam T Perzynski; Alida M Gertz; Paulette Sage; Steven Lewis; Maurine Cobabe; Ying Ye; Michelle Menegay; Donna M Windish Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2014-04-15 Impact factor: 5.128