There were no differences between the groups in mortality rate , body mass index , blood pressure and lipid profile .
Conclusions Group-based DSME in people with type 2 diabetes results in improvements in clinical , lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes
Background Diabetes self-management education ( DSME ) can be delivered in many forms .
Group based DSME is widespread due to being a cheaper method and the added advantages of having patient meet and discuss with each other .
assess effects of group-based DSME compared to routine treatment on clinical , lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes in type-2 diabetes patients .
[The education of type-2 diabetics: why not in groups?].
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a programme of group education for diabetics , which succeeded in reducing base glucaemia , body mass index and glycosylated haemoglobin , stimulating insulin-treated patients ' self-monitoring of glucaemia , improving their underst and ing of the disease , and bringing into group education 75 % of the target population . DESIGN A controlled clinical trial with paired sample s , lasting two years . SETTING " Las Fuentes Norte " Health Centre , Zaragoza . PATIENTS 243 type-2 diabetics , distributed at r and om , with 120 in the intervention group and 123 in the control group . All patients with no history of group education in the previous two years and with no restrictions on their attending talks and monitoring were included . No-one gave up in the first year ; 9 did in the second year . INTERVENTION Group health education workshop for two days in the first and second years . MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS In the intervention group , at the end of the study , success in the survey increased by 4.2 ; base glucaemia dropped by 17.1 mg/dl , glycate haemoglobin went down by 0.5 , and self- analysis went up by 14.2 % , all with significant differences ( p < 0.005 and CI 95 % ) . The body mass index went down by 0.3 without significant differences . Knowledge was lost between the first and second year , with worse metabolic control . In the control group there were no significant differences in any variable . CONCLUSIONS A stable programme of group education may be effective , especially because of the increase in knowledge of the disease , fostering excellent conditions for a change to a healthier life-style
There were no differences between the groups in mortality rate , body mass index , blood pressure and lipid profile .
Conclusions Group-based DSME in people with type 2 diabetes results in improvements in clinical , lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes
Background Diabetes self-management education ( DSME ) can be delivered in many forms .
Group based DSME is widespread due to being a cheaper method and the added advantages of having patient meet and discuss with each other .
assess effects of group-based DSME compared to routine treatment on clinical , lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes in type-2 diabetes patients .