Do pre-existing diabetes social support or depressive symptoms influence the effectiveness of a diabetes management intervention?. Issue 11 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rosland, Ann-Marie; Kieffer, Edith; Spencer, Michael; Sinco, Brandy; Palmisano, Gloria; Valerio, Melissa; Nicklett, Emily; Heisler, Michele
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 11(2015)
• Page Start: 1402
• Page End: 1409
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.05.019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We examined how diabetes social support and depressive symptoms affected change in glycemic control over 6 months.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Participants were randomized to a diabetes self-management intervention or usual care.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Higher social support at baseline predicted larger improvements in glycemic control.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">These improvements were independent of intervention improvements in glycemic control.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Baseline social support and depression levels did not change how effective the intervention was.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>