Effectiveness of a supportive telephone counseling intervention in type 2 diabetes patients: randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This randomized controlled trial investigated whether a patient-centered supportive counseling intervention comprising monthly telephone-based counseling sessions by practice nurses over 12 months improved diabetes-related medical and psycho-social outcomes above usual care in type 2 diabetes patients with poor glycemic control at baseline (HbA1c >7.5%) in a primary care setting.

Research design

Patients were individually randomized into intervention (n = 103) and usual care group (n = 101). The primary outcome was change in HbA1c-concentration after 12 and 18 months. Secondary outcomes were lipid levels, blood pressure, health-related quality of life and symptoms of depression. Follow-up-measurements were carried out after 6, 12 and 18 months to assess potential

SUBMITTER: Mons U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3813502 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature