Diabetes prevention program in a Mediterranean environment: Individual or group therapy? An effectiveness evaluation. Issue 2 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Endevelt, R.; Peled, R.; Azrad, A.; Kowen, G.; Valinsky, L.; Heymann, A.D.
• Is Part Of: Primary care diabetes. Volume 9:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 95
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Diabetes -- Periodicals; 616.462
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2014.07.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-9918

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0075"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">No statistically significant differences were detected between the two intervention groups in age; gender and clinical measurements at recruitment.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Thirty nine percent of both groups developed diabetes and entered the Diabetes Registry by 2012.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The mean time from 2005 until entry to the Diabetes Registry was 2.9 and 2.5 years for the individual and group therapy respectively.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Both interventions were equally reduced the risk factors.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">For large health organizations with a high number of pre-diabetes patients and scarce resources, group therapy, where twelve people are reached out by one team member are preferable and more costly effective, than a one on one therapy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>