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 .
Patient education in type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled 1-year follow-up study.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of empowerment group education on  type 2 diabetes patients '  confidence in diabetes knowledge , self-efficacy , satisfaction with daily life , BMI and glycaemic control compared with the impact of routine diabetes care on the same factors at a 1-year follow-up . In this r and omized controlled trial , conducted at 7 primary care centres in central Sweden , 101 patients were r and omly assigned either to  empowerment group education ( intervention group )  or to  routine diabetes care ( control group )  . Out of these , 42 patients in the intervention group and 46 in the control group completed the 1-year follow-up . Before the intervention and at the 1-year follow-up , the patients answered a 27-item question naire , and weight , BMI and HbA1c were measured . The question naire comprised three domains : confidence in diabetes knowledge , self-efficacy and satisfaction with daily life . At 1-year follow-up , the level of confidence in diabetes knowledge was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group ( p<0.05 ) . No significant differences were found in self-efficacy , satisfaction with daily life , BMI and HbA1c between the intervention and control group . The empowerment group education did improve  patients ' confidence in diabetes knowledge with maintained glycaemic control despite the progressive nature of the disease
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 .