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Diabetes Self Management Education In An Underserved Primary Care Setting, Jessica Salas
Diabetes Self Management Education In An Underserved Primary Care Setting, Jessica Salas
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Objective: A key component to the management of type 2 diabetes is appropriate self management of the disease by the patient. The purpose of this project was to provide culturally appropriate Diabetes Self Management Education in an underserved primary care setting to improve glycemic control among Spanish speaking patients who have uncontrolled diabetes.
Research Design and Methods: The evidence based practice project took place at a primary care practice in an underserved area. Fifteen Spanish speaking patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes with a hemoglobin A1c greater than 7% were included in the intervention. The intervention included implementation of Diabetes …