A National Study of the Certified Diabetes Educator: Implications for Future Certification Examinations
Conclusions
Certification examination specifications were developed on the basis of the important job activities certified diabetes educators perform. These test specifications will guide future test development and ensure that the examination has strong content validity and reflects current practice. Future forms of the examination will contain 175 items at specified cognitive levels, with a representative sampling of tasks within 3 core areas from a detailed content outline. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zrebiec, J. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Family and Community Influences on Diabetes-Related Dietary Change in a Low-Income Urban Neighborhood
Conclusions
This study demonstrates the ways in which family and community members can influence dietary change in people with diabetes. Interventions targeting diabetes management should incorporate families and communities as sources of information, learning, and support. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Pollard, S. L., Zachary, D. A., Wingert, K., Booker, S. S., Surkan, P. J. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Development of a Mapped Diabetes Community Program Guide for a Safety Net Population
Conclusions
This project demonstrated the feasibility of creating 2 maps: a program guide and a population health map. It also revealed some key challenges and lessons for future work in this area, particularly within safety net institutions. Our work underscores the need for developing partnerships outside the health care system and the importance of employing community-based participatory methods. In addition to facilitating improvements in individual wellness, mapping community programs has the potential to improve population health management by health care delivery systems such as hospitals, health centers, or public ...
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zallman, L., Ibekwe, L., Thompson, J., Ross-Degnan, D., Oken, E. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Needs and Concerns of Family Caregivers of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes: An Integrated Review of Cross-cultural Literature With Implications for the American Indian Population
Conclusions
On the basis of the search criteria, 6 studies exploring the needs and concerns of family caregivers of persons with type 2 diabetes were identified. Findings were placed in 5 predetermined categories derived from Bakas et al’s needs and concerns framework: (1) finding information and resources related to type 2 diabetes, (2) dealing with the emotions and behaviors of the care recipient, (3) providing physical care, (4) providing instrumental care, and (5) dealing with one’s own personal responses to caregiving. The cross-cultural literature helped identify common ground and specific literature abou...
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scarton, L. J., Bakas, T., Miller, W. R., Poe, G. D., Huber, L. L. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Translating the Diabetes Prevention Program into an Online Social Network: Validation against CDC Standards
Conclusion
Results indicate that Prevent meets CDC DPRP outcome standards for diabetes prevention programs and performs favorably to other DPP translations. Considering national initiatives to address the obesity and diabetes epidemics, online delivery platforms like Prevent offer an effective and scalable solution. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Sepah, S. C., Jiang, L., Peters, A. L. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Genetic Testing and Type 2 Diabetes Risk Awareness
Conclusions
GT is an increasingly available and accurate tool to predict T2DM risk for patients. In this sample, GT was a salient tool for those with and without awareness of their T2DM risk. Financial accessibility is critical to use of this tool for both groups. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: de Groot, M., Wessel, J. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Developing Culturally Targeted Diabetes Educational Materials for Older Russian-Speaking Immigrants
Conclusions
Culturally targeted patient education materials are essential if they are to be accepted and used by clients from different ethnic minority populations. The creation of culturally relevant materials requires a team effort and community stakeholder input. The availability of materials on the internet facilitates access and use by health care providers. Culturally targeted education materials are an important component in addressing health literacy in ethnic minority populations. Next steps require that these materials be evaluated to test their impact on diabetes self-management behaviors and clinical outcomes s...
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Van Son, C. R. Tags: Tool Chest Source Type: research
Development and Evaluation of a Pediatric Diabetes Program by a Single Provider
Conclusions
Children with type 1 diabetes can be managed by a single provider and achieve treatment goals that far exceed those obtained in most pediatric diabetes programs. This can be done at a fiscally responsible cost. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ahern, J. A., Arguello, R. Tags: Perspectives in Practice Source Type: research
Revised Manuscript Submission Guidelines
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Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Fain, J. A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Looking Ahead
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Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
AADE News
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Source: The Diabetes Educator - July 21, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Industry Update
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Source: The Diabetes Educator - May 20, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Improving Diabetes Health Literacy by Animation
Conclusions
The positive effect on DHLS scores suggests that animation has great potential for improving diabetes health literacy among Latinos having limited functional health literacy. A study is needed that targets participants with inadequate health literacy and that uses the English and Spanish versions of the video. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - May 20, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Calderon, J. L., Shaheen, M., Hays, R. D., Fleming, E. S., Norris, K. C., Baker, R. S. Tags: Features Source Type: research
"I Kept Coming for the Love": Enhancing the Retention of Urban African Americans in Diabetes Education
Conclusions
While many interventions focus on costly logistics and incentives to retain at-risk participants, study findings suggest that utilizing culturally tailored curricula and emphasizing interpersonal skills and social support may be more effective strategies to retain low-income African Americans in diabetes education programs. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - May 20, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Raffel, K. E., Goddu, A. P., Peek, M. E. Tags: Features Source Type: research
Diabetes to Go: Knowledge- and Competency-Based Hospital Survival Skills Diabetes Education Program Improves Postdischarge Medication Adherence
Conclusions
This knowledge-based program successfully provided survival skills education to hospital patients with uncontrolled diabetes and demonstrated preliminary evidence of a positive impact on medication adherence and a trend toward reduction in hospital and emergency department admissions. (Source: The Diabetes Educator)
Source: The Diabetes Educator - May 20, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Magee, M. F., Khan, N. H., Desale, S., Nassar, C. M. Tags: Features Source Type: research
