Evaluation of a structured educational programme for type 2 diabetes patients seen in private practice
Evaluation of a structured educational programme for type 2 diabetes patients seen in private practice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.diabet.2008.01.003
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发表时间:
2008-06-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Monnier, L.
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作者:
Boegner, C.;Fontbonne, A.;Monnier, L.
Aim. - Structured education is necessary in the management of a chronic disease such as diabetes and should be readily offered to patients in different settings. Our aim was to demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of a group education programme for type 2 diabetic patients in it private setting in France.Methods. - A programme of group education for patients with type 2 diabetes was initiated by it multidisciplinary group of volunteer healthcare providers, including general practitioners, specialists in diabetology and non-medical members. All volunteers received one day of training, and physicians were instructed to organize several sessions of group education for the type 2 diabetic patients who regularly attended their practice. The first 427 patients entering the programme were included in the study, and asked to fill in a questionnaire to assess their knowledge, beliefs and behaviours with regard to diabetes. Their physician filled in a medical form. Six months later, the same questionnaire and form were sent for follow-up information.Results. - At six months versus baseline, patients exhibited small, but consistent, improvements: (i) fasting glucose 142 +/- 42 mg/dL (P