title: Diabetes Self-management Quality Improvement Initiative for Medically Underserved Patients.
abstract: The burden of diabetes is greater for minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States. An evidence-based provider-delivered diabetes self-management education intervention was implemented in a federally qualified health center for medically underserved adult patients with type 2 diabetes. The findings provide support for the efficacy of the intervention on improvement in self-management behaviors and glycemic control among underserved patients with diabetes, while not substantially changing provider visit time or workload.
authors.affiliation: Family Practice, Greater Elgin Family Care Center, Elgin, Illinois (Drs Seol and Thompson); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition, Duke University Medical Center (Dr Kreider); and School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Drs Kreider and Vorderstrasse).
authors.forename: Haesun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Kathryn Evans
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kreider
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vorderstrasse
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011203:Poverty; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin