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Evaluation Of A Diabetic Point Of Care Education In Primary Care, Mary Cho
Evaluation Of A Diabetic Point Of Care Education In Primary Care, Mary Cho
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BACKGROUND: Diabetes education is the cornerstone of managing diabetes. The education can be delivered in group or individual sessions. Given that group classes are not always well received, a brief five-minute point of care education was developed and incorporated into patients’ routine diabetic appointment. The effectiveness of the method is yet to be determined.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a recently implemented diabetes point of care education as compared to patients’ usual care in an urban primary care clinic.
METHODS: An outcome evaluation using a retrospective …
An Evaluation Of Depression In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Elleanor Gray
An Evaluation Of Depression In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Elleanor Gray
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Depression can significantly affect how adolescents with T1DM self-manage their disease. The combination of depression and diabetes is closely linked to reduction in self-care behaviors, poor treatment adherence, and sub-optimal metabolic control.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate current screening for depression in adolescents with T1DM and determine the need for additional support or services to improve the quality of routine, follow-up diabetes care.
METHODS: A cross-sectional, retrospective review of electronic medical records was used to evaluate current practice of depression screening for adolescents with T1DM (11-21years) bring followed at a local pediatric diabetes center between April …