Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project.
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Harris, T; Silva, S; Intini, R; Smith, T; Vorderstrasse, A
Published in: Journal of nursing care quality
April 2014
This quality improvement project evaluated the effectiveness of a monthly diabetes self-management education intervention on HbA1C and knowledge levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A retrospective analysis evaluating 51 patients found no significant improvement in HbA1C levels; however, there was a significant improvement in knowledge levels. Race was an influential factor on HbA1C levels showing a significant elevation in mean HbA1C in African Americans, while there was a decrease in mean HbA1c in Caucasians over the 6-month evaluation period.
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Journal of nursing care quality
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1550-5065
ISSN
1057-3631
Publication Date
April 2014
Volume
29
Issue
2
Start / End Page
188 / 193
Related Subject Headings
- Self Care
- Quality Improvement
- Program Evaluation
- Program Development
- Primary Health Care
- Patient Education as Topic
- Nursing
- North Carolina
- Middle Aged
- Male
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Harris, T., Silva, S., Intini, R., Smith, T., & Vorderstrasse, A. (2014). Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 29(2), 188–193. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncq.0b013e3182aa08b7
Harris, Tara, Susan Silva, Ronald Intini, Tommy Smith, and Allison Vorderstrasse. “Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project.” Journal of Nursing Care Quality 29, no. 2 (April 2014): 188–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/ncq.0b013e3182aa08b7.
Harris T, Silva S, Intini R, Smith T, Vorderstrasse A. Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project. Journal of nursing care quality. 2014 Apr;29(2):188–93.
Harris, Tara, et al. “Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project.” Journal of Nursing Care Quality, vol. 29, no. 2, Apr. 2014, pp. 188–93. Epmc, doi:10.1097/ncq.0b013e3182aa08b7.
Harris T, Silva S, Intini R, Smith T, Vorderstrasse A. Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project. Journal of nursing care quality. 2014 Apr;29(2):188–193.
Published In
Journal of nursing care quality
DOI
EISSN
1550-5065
ISSN
1057-3631
Publication Date
April 2014
Volume
29
Issue
2
Start / End Page
188 / 193
Related Subject Headings
- Self Care
- Quality Improvement
- Program Evaluation
- Program Development
- Primary Health Care
- Patient Education as Topic
- Nursing
- North Carolina
- Middle Aged
- Male