Diabetes is a chronic illness that places a significant self-management burden on affected individuals and families. Given the importance of health behaviors—such as medication adherence, diet, physical activity, blood glucose self-monitoring—in achieving optimal glycemic control in diabetes, interventions designed and delivered by psychologists hold promise in assisting children, adolescents, ...

Diabetes is a chronic illness that places a significant self-management burden on affected individuals and families. Given the importance of health behaviors-such as medication adherence, diet, physical activity, blood glucose self-monitoring-in achieving optimal glycemic control in diabetes, interventions designed and delivered by psychologists hold promise in assisting children, adolescents, ...

1057 December 2015, Vol. 105, No. 12 Diabetes mellitus (DM) and depression are highly preva lent conditions, and each contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality worldwide. The number of people with DM globally is projected to rise from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030,[1] and develop­ ing countries are likely to carry an increased share of this burden. While data are limited...

OBJECTIVES To develop a brief measure of patients' evaluation of the quality of diabetes care and to study predictors of consumers' rating of the quality of diabetes care. DESIGN A prospective design. SUBJECTS 176 adults with type 1 (39%) or type 2 (61%) diabetes. MAIN MEASURES Demographic variables, HbA1c, number of diabetes complications, satisfaction with diabetes care, diabetes relate...

INTRODUCTION The primary objective of this work was to develop a diabetes education book, to pilot its use, and to evaluate its impact on patient care. The secondary objective was to compare the value of providing only the book to patients versus providing the book along with a brief tutorial given by a nurse on how to use the book. METHODS A diabetes education book was developed through a so...

OBJECTIVE To determine the distinguishing characteristics of women who report stopping insulin restriction at 11 years of follow-up from those continuing to endorse insulin restriction as well as those characteristics differing in patients who continue to use insulin appropriately from new insulin restrictors. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This is an 11-year follow-up study of 207 women with ty...

OBJECTIVE To test the effects of implementing computer-assisted Monitoring of Individual Needs in Diabetes (MIND) in routine diabetes care on psychological status and glycemic control, identify predictors of poor psychological outcomes, and evaluate care providers' experiences. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The MIND procedure was implemented as part of the annual review in diabetes clinics acro...