Effects of a social support group, as an adjunct to diabetes training, on metabolic control and psychosocial outcomes
| Autor: | Annette E. Maxwell, I F Hunt, Michael A. Bush |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject 050109 social psychology Health Professions (miscellaneous) Support group law.invention Social support Randomized controlled trial Diabetes management law Diabetes mellitus 0502 economics and business medicine Diabetes Mellitus Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common Aged 05 social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical trial Self-Help Groups Treatment Outcome Feeling Physical therapy Female Psychology Psychosocial 050203 business & management Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Diabetes educator. 18(4) |
| ISSN: | 0145-7217 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this present study was to evaluate a social support group as an adjunct to an intensive outpatient diabetes training program. Insulin-treated and non-insulin-treated patients (n=204) were randomized into two groups: the control group received the training program only, whereas the experimental group was offered the same program plus eight support group meetings. At the 7-month follow-up. patients in both groups showed improved metabolic control, diabetes knowledge, frequency of practicing recommended diabetes management behaviors. and emotional adjustment. Although no additional improvement was seen in those outcome measures in patients who attended support group meetings, results of a subjective evaluation of the support group showed that patients experienced positive feelings in the groups that may contribute to patient health. A better understanding of the possible contrihution of support groups to health is necessary before such groups are routinely recommended to patients. |
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