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Diabetes Self-management Quality Improvement Initiative for Medically Underserved Patients

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The burden of diabetes is greater for minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States. An evidence-based provider-delivered diabetes self-management education intervention was implemented in a federally qualified health… Click to show full abstract

The burden of diabetes is greater for minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States. An evidence-based provider-delivered diabetes self-management education intervention was implemented in a federally qualified health center for medically underserved adult patients with type 2 diabetes. The findings provide support for the efficacy of the intervention on improvement in self-management behaviors and glycemic control among underserved patients with diabetes, while not substantially changing provider visit time or workload.

Keywords: improvement; diabetes self; underserved patients; medically underserved; self management

Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Year Published: 2017

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