abstract objective: the aim of current study was evaluation of group-based diabetes self-management education (group-based dsme) effectiveness in improving glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients attending the yazd diabetes research center in 2014. materials and methods: the study design was quasi-experimental with control group.in this study, 62 diabetic patients were randomly allocate...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL) is an important aspect of wellbeing for people with chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, making it a noteworthy outcome. Knowledge about diabetes, attitudes, and self-management of diabetes are key factors that might directly or indirectly impact QoL. However, little is known about the inter-relationships between diabetes knowledge, attitudes, self-managemen...

Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of Diabetes Conversation Maps™ education tools for people with type 2 diabetes attending a diabetes self-management education program. Design and methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted with patients with type 2 diabetes who were recruited from Baqai Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology, a tertiary care diabetes center of Karachi, Pakistan, from...

background: type 1 diabetes is one of the chronic metabolic disorders among children and adolescents. peers are also important units in diabetes management through adolescence. this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of peer-based intervention in managing type 1 diabetes mellitus among children and adolescents.   methods: searching articles published prior to december 2013 in pubmed, web...

The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and the Diabetes Self-Management Program offer evidence-based self-management for persons with diabetes. We examined participation and completion rates for older adults in the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative and found that completion is more likely (1) in Diabetes Self-Management Program for individuals with diabetes; (2) for Chronic...

Patient empowerment through self-management education is central to improving the quality of diabetes care and preventing Type 2 Diabetes. Although national programs exist, there is no EU-wide strategy for diabetes self-management education, and patients with limited literacy face barriers to effective self-management. The Diabetes Literacy project, initiated with the support of the European Co...

Diabetes self-management education is an essential component of diabetes clinical management, and community-based programs are an effective intervention for improving glycemic control among adults living with diabetes. The National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support are designed to define quality diabetes self-management education and support, and to assist diabetes ed...