RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Mann, Kate
T1 Group Education Courses in Recently Diagnosed Patients with T2DM
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 32
SP 18
OP 19
DO 10.1177/155989771432011
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/32/18.abstract
AB Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be challenging for patients to self-manage and can lead to stress that affects their health-related quality of life. The perception of illness is a close determinant of health behavior and outcomes; therefore, researchers in the Netherlands used illness perceptions as the starting point in devising a new support program for patients and their partners in the first years of living with T2DM. This article discusses the Diacourse study group outlining results of a randomized controlled trial (NTR3302) of this support program administered to recently diagnosed patients with T2DM.