title: A model for home care clinician and home health aide collaboration: diabetes care by nurse case managers and community health workers.
abstract: Researchers at Johns Hopkins University conducted a randomized clinical trial to test the effect of nurse case management and community health worker interventions on diabetes control among inner city African Americans. The results demonstrated that the greatest improvement occurred when nurse case managers and community health workers worked together. This study has implications for how nurse/home health aide collaboration can enhance diabetes management in home care.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Service of New York, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bristow
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahrens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018576:Home Health Aides / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011203:Poverty; D011361:Professional Competence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents