Does an advanced insulin education programme improve outcomes and health service use for people with Type 2 diabetes? A 5-year follow-up of the Newcastle Empowerment course

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1277-1281

  Lowe, J M ^a,c   Mensch, M ^c   McElduff, P ^b   Fitzgerald, M ^b   Attia, J ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Empowerment; Insulin; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 70549112268     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2009.02858.x     Document Type: Article

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