Trial reportPatient education and counseling2011
Knowing the ABCs: a comparative effectiveness study of two methods of diabetes education.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Self-Management and Self-Management Support Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Mixed Research Synthesis of Stakeholder Views.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- The comparative experiences of women in control: diabetes self-management education in a virtual world.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2014Trial
- Innovative Educational Tools Facilitating Lifestyle and Nutritional Interventions in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Effect of Educational Intervention Program on Self-Efficacy of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South-East, Nigeria.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2023Article
- Participatory learning and action (PLA) to improve health outcomes in high-income settings: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Does task delegation to non-physician health professionals improve quality of diabetes care? Results of a scoping review.PloS one · 2019Article
- Retention of Stroke Education Provided during Hospitalization: Does Provision of Required Education Increase Stroke Knowledge?Interventional neurology · 2018Article
- Development of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018Article
- Women in Control: Pioneering Diabetes Self-Management Medical Group Visits in the Virtual World.Open access journal of clinical trials · 2016Article
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- A theoretical framework for a virtual diabetes self-management community intervention.Western journal of nursing research · 2014Article
- USING GUESSING GAME TO INCREASE COMPLICATION AWARENESS OF PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED TYPE 2 DIABETES.Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo test an active-learning, empowerment approach to teaching patients about the "diabetes ABCs" (hemoglobin A(1)C, systolic blood pressure, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol).
methods84 (97%) diabetic patients who participated in a randomized effectiveness trial of two clinic-based group educational methods and completed a post-intervention assessment. The empowerment arm participated in a group session that incorporated two educational innovations (a conceptual metaphor to foster understanding, and team-based learning methods to foster active learning). The traditional diabetes education arm received a didactic group session focused on self-management and educational materials about the diabetes ABCs. Participants in both arms received individual review of their current ABC values.
resultsA questionnaire evaluated knowledge, understanding, and recall of the diabetes ABCs was administered three months after enrollment in the study. At three months, participants in the empowerment group demonstrated greater understanding of the diabetes ABCs (P<0.0001), greater knowledge of their own values (P<0.0001), and greater knowledge of guideline-derived target goals for the ABCs compared with participants in the traditional arm (P<0.0001).
conclusionAn active-learning, empowerment-based approach applied to diabetes education can lead to greater understanding and knowledge retention. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: An empowerment approach to education can facilitate informed, activated patients and increase performance of self-management behaviors.
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