title: Implementing an empowerment-based diabetes self-management education program.
abstract: Diabetes educators are challenged to develop culturally appropriate, integrated, behaviorally based, effective education programs. This article describes the intervention used in a problem-based educational program for urban African Americans with diabetes. The intervention consisted of six 2-hour, weekly group educational and data collection sessions. No lectures were used, and the content was determined by participants' questions and concerns. Culturally tailored written educational materials were also provided.
authors.affiliation: The Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center (Ms Funnell)
authors.forename: Martha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Funnell
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nwankwo
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
authors.forename: Mary Lou
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gillard
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
authors.forename: Tricia S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012648:Self Care