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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care

Diabetes ongoing sustainable care and treatment (DOST): A strategy for informational deliverance through visual dynamic modules sustained by near peer mentoring.

Ankur Joshi, Vishwanath Arutagi, Nitin Nahar, Sharad Tiwari, Daneshwar Singh, Soumitra Sethia

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Ankur JoshiDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Vishwanath ArutagiDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Nitin NaharDepartment of Medicine, GMC, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Sharad TiwariDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Daneshwar SinghDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Soumitra SethiaDepartment of Community Medicine, GMC, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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backgroundThe informational continuity for a diabetic patient is of paramount importance. This study on a pilot basis explores the process utility of structured educational modular sessions grounded on the principle of near-peer mentoring. METHODOLOGY: Visual modules were prepared for diabetic patients. These modules were instituted to 25 diabetic patients in logical sequences. In the next phase, 4 persons of these 25 patients were designated as diabetic-diabetes ongoing sustainable care and treatment (DOST). Each diabetic-DOST was clubbed with two patients for modular session and informational deliverance during the next 7 days. Process analysis was performed with "proxy-indicators," namely, monthly glycemic status, knowledge assessment scores, and quality of life. Data were analyzed by interval estimates and through nonparametric analysis.

resultsNonparametric analysis indicated a significant improvement in glycemic status in terms with fasting blood sugar (W = 78 z = 3.04,

conclusionBecause of inherent methodological limitations and innate biases, at this juncture no conclusive statement can be drawn. Although, primitive process evidences indicate the promising role of the diabetic-DOST strategy.

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Glycemic statusinformational continuitynear peer mentoring

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PMID27843826
PMCPMC5084546

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