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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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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
 

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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