title: Tap power of the mind to improve outcomes for high-risk diabetics.
abstract: Patients with chronic diseases like diabetes need encouragement to follow through on behavior and lifestyle changes, and simple patient education and self-care management strategies will not work unless monitored routinely. That's the conclusion of professional endocrinologists who are signing contracts with their patients and challenging other providers to follow their plan of care.
mesh_terms: D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008019:Life Style; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States