However , overall there did not appear to be a significant difference between individual education and usual care .
In the small number of studies comparing group and individual education , there was an equal impact on HbA1c at 12 to 18 months .
BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes is a common and costly chronic disease which is associated with significant premature mortality and morbidity .
Although patient education is an integral component of diabetes care , there remain uncertainties regarding the effectiveness of different methods and modes of education .
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of individual patient education  on metabolic control , diabetes knowledge and psychosocial outcomes .
Comprehensive evaluation of community-based diabetic patients: effect of feedback to patients and their physicians: a randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate improvements in diabetes care stimulated by comprehensive evaluation of community-based diabetic patients with feedback to the patients and their physicians . RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A comprehensive evaluation of community-based diabetic patients with annotated reporting of results to both patients and their physicians ( universal intervention ) was followed by r and om assignment of 50 % of patients to individual counseling ( r and omized intervention ) . In four communities , two large and two small , 55 type 1 and 376 type 2 diabetic patients were recruited , evaluated , and reassessed at 1 year . Outcome measures were HbA1c , serum cholesterol , and systolic and diastolic blood pressure . RESULTS There were significant improvements in all outcome measures for type 2 diabetic patients r and omized to individual counseling ( P = 0.03 ; follow-up rate 84 % ) and significant improvements in all outcome measures for all high-risk type 2 patients ( highest P value = 0.004 ; follow-up rate 85 % ) . CONCLUSIONS Comprehensive evaluation of diabetic patients at the community level with annotated reporting of results to the patients and their physicians was associated with improvement of mean HbA1c , cholesterol , and systolic and diastolic blood pressure , particularly in patients in high-risk status for these outcome variables . Individual counseling of 50 % of patients , r and omly selected , enhanced these results
However , overall there did not appear to be a significant difference between individual education and usual care .
In the small number of studies comparing group and individual education , there was an equal impact on HbA1c at 12 to 18 months .
BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes is a common and costly chronic disease which is associated with significant premature mortality and morbidity .
Although patient education is an integral component of diabetes care , there remain uncertainties regarding the effectiveness of different methods and modes of education .
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of individual patient education  on metabolic control , diabetes knowledge and psychosocial outcomes .