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ABSTRACT: Aims
To explore the feasibility and noninferiority of group care in a diabetes outpatient clinic in comparison with individual care.Methods
In this prospective, randomized, nonblinded, one center (university hospital) trial, 60 patients (28 with type 1 and 32 with type 2 diabetes) with a mean duration of diabetes of 22.5 ± 11.7 years were randomly assigned to group (6 patients per group) or individual care for one year. The primary endpoints were the change in HbA1c and visits to outpatient clinics. The secondary endpoints were changes in body mass index, blood pressure levels, waist circumference, non-HDL cholesterol, diabetes-related and well-being index questionnaires, and the number of hospitalizations.Results
Group care was not inferior to individual care for any of the above parameters except for the number of visits to a primary care physician.Conclusion
Group care is feasible in a diabetes clinic and is as effective as individual care. Implementation of group care may facilitate access to specialized care to a larger population of patients with diabetes type 1 and 2.
SUBMITTER: Singer J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994582 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singer Joelle J Levy Sigal S Shimon Ilan I
Journal of diabetes research 20180528
<h4>Aims</h4>To explore the feasibility and noninferiority of group care in a diabetes outpatient clinic in comparison with individual care.<h4>Methods</h4>In this prospective, randomized, nonblinded, one center (university hospital) trial, 60 patients (28 with type 1 and 32 with type 2 diabetes) with a mean duration of diabetes of 22.5 ± 11.7 years were randomly assigned to group (6 patients per group) or individual care for one year. The primary endpoints were the change in HbA1c and visits to ...[more]