title: Diabetes: follow-up support for patients with uncontrolled diabetes.
abstract: Access to quality care outside of the clinical setting is challenging. Patients often need support to self-manage their disease. The purpose of this critical appraisal is to examine the efficacy of telephone follow-up support for patients with uncontrolled diabetes. Evidence indicates that telephone follow-up can improve diabetes outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Widener University in Chester, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Paula A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Shirlee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drayton-Brooks
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D013689:Telephone; D016896:Treatment Outcome