title: Predictors of daily blood glucose monitoring in Appalachian Ohio.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine factors contributing to successful diabetes self-management in Appalachia, as evidenced by daily blood glucose monitoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  A telephone survey (N=3841) was conducted to assess health status and health care access. The current investigation  is limited to the subset of this sample who report having diabetes (N=529).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A multivariate logistic regression model established that having attended a diabetes education class (P<.01) was the most significant predictor of successful diabetes self-management. The inability  to pay for care, demographic variables, and health risk indicators were not found to be significantly related to self-management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study identifies the role of education in successful diabetes self-management for patients in the Appalachian region.
authors.affiliation: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA. raffle@ohio.edu
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raffle
authors.forename: Lezlee J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: Anirudh V S
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ruhil
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamel-Lambert
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Denham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001061:Appalachian Region; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003625:Data Collection; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio; D055815:Young Adult