Implementing an empowerment-based diabetes self-management education program.
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.
Funnell
Martha M
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The Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center (Ms Funnell)
Nwankwo
Robin
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The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
Gillard
Mary Lou
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The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
Anderson
Robert M
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The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
Tang
Tricia S
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The Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Ms Nwankwo, Ms Gillard, Dr Anderson, Dr Tang).
D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012648:Self Care