Diabetes Connect: African American Men's Preferences for a Community-based Diabetes Management Program
Conclusions
Participants identified critical self-management strategies but endure hardships that present barriers to daily diabetes management. Preferences for community-based programs and suggested CHW responsibilities could help to overcome many of those barriers by increasing access and providing support. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Crabtree, K., Sherrer, N., Rushton, T., Willig, A., Agne, A., Shelton, T., Cherrington, A. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Who Cares About Foot Care? Barriers and Enablers of Foot Self-care Practices Among Non-Institutionalized Older Adults Diagnosed With Diabetes: An Integrative Review
Conclusion
Foot self-care practices appear underutilized as primary prevention measures by older adults and are instead adopted only once complications have already occurred. Likewise, facilitators of foot self-care practices, such as education, appear to be reserved for individuals who have already developed foot complications. Health care professionals such as diabetes educators, podiatrists, and general practitioners may play an important role in the prevention of foot complications among older adults by recognizing, referring, and providing early education to older adults. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Matricciani, L., Jones, S. Tags: Features Source Type: research
A Methodology to Analyze the Quality of Health Information on the Internet: The Example of Diabetic Neuropathy
Conclusions
This methodology could be used to evaluate the reliability and trustworthiness of information on the Internet on different topics to identify topic areas or websites where the available information is not appropriate. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Chumber, S., Huber, J., Ghezzi, P. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Barriers and Opportunities: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study of Health Beliefs Related to Diabetes in a US Marshallese Community
Conclusions
While there are significant barriers to improving diabetes self-management, there are also areas of opportunity, including family and peer reinforcement to encourage proper diabetes management behaviors and a growing community desire to lift the stigma of diabetes. The CBPR team offers recommendations to make diabetes management interventions more culturally appropriate and effective for the Marshallese population. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Hallgren, E. A., McElfish, P. A., Rubon-Chutaro, J. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Type 2 Diabetes Self-management Education Programs in High and Low Mortality Developing Countries: A Systematic Review
Conclusions
The limited studies available suggest that diabetes self-management education programs in developing countries are effective in the short term but must be tailored to conform to the cultural aspects of the target population. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Dube, L., Van den Broucke, S., Housiaux, M., Dhoore, W., Rendall-Mkosi, K. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Patient Perspectives on Peer Mentoring: Type 1 Diabetes Management in Adolescents and Young Adults
Conclusions
Many adolescents and young adults with T1D are interested in peer mentoring as a way to facilitate learning and sharing essential diabetes management skills and experiences. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Lu, Y., Pyatak, E. A., Peters, A. L., Wood, J. R., Kipke, M., Cohen, M., Sequeira, P. A. Tags: Features Source Type: research
An Integrative Review of Self-efficacy Measurement Instruments in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Conclusions
Sample homogeneity could limit the applicability of results to certain patient populations. Further psychometric analysis, including validity assessments, should be conducted in more diverse samples. Development of valid and reliable instruments for measuring self-efficacy that are sensitive to change across a wider caregiver base over time is necessary. While this review examined reliable and valid instruments used in research, future opportunities include evaluation of measuring self-efficacy in T1DM youth exposed to recent advances in diabetes management technologies. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Rasbach, L., Jenkins, C., Laffel, L. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Diabetes Educator Mentorship Program: Mentors Requested
Conclusions
Creation of this collaborative program has fostered successful attainment of additional certified diabetes educators who obtained diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) practice requirement hours through a voluntary Diabetes Educator Mentorship Program. There is a significant need for additional mentors to meet the growing need for mentoring partnerships. Increasing the number of mentors will provide more opportunities to those seeking to gain DSMES experience and will ultimately expand the number of health professionals available to educate those with diabetes or prediabetes. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Beck, J. K., Traficano, S. E. Tags: Professional Development Source Type: research
Experience With the Enlite Sensor in a Multicenter Pediatric Study
Conclusions
The Enlite glucose sensor is a comfortable and user-friendly device. Improvements to both the insertion device and the Enlite glucose sensor have resulted in improved level of comfort on insertion and with ongoing wear, which may translate into greater adherence and effectiveness. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Evans, K., Richardson, C., Landry, A., Muileboom, J., Cormack, L., Lawson, M. L., On behalf of the CGM TIME Trial Study Group and the JDRF Canadian Clinical Trials Network CCTN1101 Tags: Perspectives in Practice Source Type: research
Open Access (OA) Literature: What Is It?
(Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Fain, J. A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Looking Ahead
(Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
AADE News
(Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - January 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Industry Update
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Source: The Diabetes Educator - November 10, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
How Do Mobile Phone Diabetes Programs Drive Behavior Change?: Evidence From a Mixed Methods Observational Cohort Study
Conclusions
This study’s findings challenge the prevailing assumption that mobile phones largely affect behavior change through reminders and support the idea that behaviorally driven mobile health interventions can address multiple behavioral pathways associated with sustained behavior change. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - November 10, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Nundy, S., Mishra, A., Hogan, P., Lee, S. M., Solomon, M. C., Peek, M. E. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Telemedicine for Reach, Education, Access, and Treatment (TREAT): Linking Telemedicine With Diabetes Self-management Education to Improve Care in Rural Communities
Conclusions
In rural areas, the TREAT model delivers improvements in behavioral and psychosocial outcomes and high patient satisfaction. The TREAT model may be a viable option for rural communities that suffer from a shortage of team-based diabetes specialist and self-management support services. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - November 10, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Siminerio, L., Ruppert, K., Huber, K., Toledo, F. G. S. Tags: Features Source Type: research
