Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on improving Care for Patients with type 2 diabetes in China: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To assess the effects of a motivational interviewing (MI)-based patient empowerment program (PEP) on type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patient self-management compared to traditional diabetes health education. METHODS:Two hundred and twenty-five patients, recruited from community health centers (CHCs) and the family medicine clinic in the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital in Shenzhen, were randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups. Patients in the intervention group (n = 117) received a four-session PEP in small groups over 1 month by trained nurses and doctors. The control group (n = 108) received the traditional lecture-style health education on DM. All the patients were followed up for 3 months. Outcomes included problem areas in diabetes (PAID) that measure

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6979352 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature