A Focused Telephonic Nursing Intervention Delivers Improved Adherence to A1c Testing
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A focused telephonic nursing intervention delivers improved adherence to A1c testing.
Compliance with hemoglobin A1c (A1c) testing is suboptimal despite the clear national recommendations and guidelines established for care of patients with diabetes. Recent studies have demonstrated a relationship between participation in a diabetes disease management (DM) program and improved adherence to A1c testing. A focused intervention study was initiated to investigate the ability of a DM...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disease Management
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1093-507X,1557-8860
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2006.9.277