title: Educating patients with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: The patient is the self-manager of type 2 diabetes. The role of the health care professional is to provide the knowledge, skills, and behavior change support to empower the patient to do so. Recent governmental, financial, and clinical factors influence how health care professionals perform this role. Such factors coupled with a growing body of research evidence are shaping the way diabetes self-management education is provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beebe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology