title: Effects of nurse-coordinated intervention on patients with type 2 diabetes in Korea.
abstract: This study investigated the effects of a nurse-coordinated intervention on patients with type 2 diabetes in Korea. Fifteen patients were randomly assigned to an intervention group and 10 to a control group. The intervention was implemented for 12 weeks by telephone. Patients in the intervention group had a mean decrease of 1.2% in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1C)) levels and those in the control group had a mean increase of 0.5%. Patients' satisfaction with care was higher in the intervention group than in the control group after the intervention. These findings indicated that the nurse-coordinated intervention could improve HbA(1C) levels and satisfaction with care in patients with type 2 diabetes in Korea.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong-Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hae-Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D013689:Telephone