A pilot study of diabetes education via telemedicine in a rural underserved community - Opportunities and challenges: A continuous quality improvement Process

Diabetes Educator

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-154

  Balamurugan, Appathurai ^a,b   Hall Barrow, Julie ^b   Blevins, Mary Alice ^c   Brech, Detri ^d   Phillips, Martha ^a,b   Holley, Elizabeth ^b   Bittle, Kim ^e  

^a Arkansas Department Health and Human Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Clinton AR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARKANSAS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 60049101476     PISSN: 01457217     EISSN: 15546063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145721708326988     Document Type: Article

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