Empowerment: An approach for Diabetes Education
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The value of education and the role of educators in diabetes management had become invaluable over the last 10 years. Diabetes education was shown to be costeffective. Self-management skills and knowledge have become a central part of the diabetes education process. Many strategies for diabetes education have been developed. Empowerment, as an example of diabetes education model, will be discussed in this paper, together with supporting evidence.
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Empowerment: an idea whose time has come in diabetes education.
We have learned much in the past 10 years about how to help patients to acquire diabetes-related knowledge and skills and how to use strategies to help patients change behaviors. However, the application of knowledge and techniques should be guided by a relevant, coherent, educational philosophy. Empowerment offers a practical conceptual framework for diabetes patient education. Empowering pati...
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