Improving Adherence to Diabetes Self-Management Recommendations
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Clyde B. Schechter, MA, MD, FACPM, and Elizabeth A. Walker, DNSc, RN, CDE Improved health outcomes for individuals with diabetes depend on integrating self-management into daily life. A wide variety of educational, behavioral, and affective interventions are available that individually produce modest improvements in patient adherence to treatment recommendations in diabetes and related chronic illnesses and that work somewhat better when used in combination. A summary of selected successful interventions is presented.
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