title: Group diabetes self-management education in a primary care setting: a quality improvement project.
abstract: This quality improvement project evaluated the effectiveness of a monthly diabetes self-management education intervention on HbA1C and knowledge levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A retrospective analysis evaluating 51 patients found no significant improvement in HbA1C levels; however, there was a significant improvement in knowledge levels. Race was an influential factor on HbA1C levels showing a significant elevation in mean HbA1C in African Americans, while there was a decrease in mean HbA1c in Caucasians over the 6-month evaluation period.
authors.affiliation: RSI Medical, PC Wendell (Drs Harris and Intini and Mr Smith) and Duke University School of Nursing, Durham (Drs Silva and Vorderstrasse), North Carolina.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Intini
authors.forename: Tommy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vorderstrasse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin