Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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Patient-Provider Concordance in the Prioritization of Health Conditions Among Hypertensive Diabetes Patients
February 2, 2010 | Journal Article
Diabetes patients with multiple health concerns often agree with their primary care providers about which of their conditions is most important. Providers need to give more consideration to symptomatic conditions, such as pain and depression, as well as competing demands.
Children's Roles in Parents' Diabetes Self-Management
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines how children are involved in their parents' diabetes self-management. Both parents and children perceive that children influence dietary, exercise and medication management.
Communicating Population Health
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
News media coverage of diabetes shapes public perception of the disease. This study found that articles published between 2005 and 2006, in major U.S. newspapers, framed type 2 diabetes as the result of behavioral, rather than social, factors.
Politics Explains Response to Public Health Interventions
October 29, 2009 | Story
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar finds political affiliation guides perceptions of the cause of diabetes.
National Trends in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, 1994-2007
October 27, 2008 | Journal Article
Despite innovations in therapy, little is known about patterns and costs of drug treatments of diabetes mellitus. In this article, researchers used the National Disease and Therapeutic Index to analyze medications prescribed between 1994 and 2007 for all U.S. office visits among patients 35 years and older with type 2 diabetes.
Depressive Symptoms and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
February 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The health care community has taken an increased interest in depression as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. The authors of this article report on a prospective analysis of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged adults from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Comm ...
Influence of Patient Literacy on the Effectiveness of a Primary Care-Based Diabetes Disease Management Program
October 13, 2004 | Journal Article
This study was conducted to examine the role of literacy on the effectiveness of a comprehensive disease management program for patients with diabetes. Data from a randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive diabetes management program were analy ...
When Do Patients and Their Physicians Agree on Diabetes Treatment Goals and Strategies, and What Difference Does it Make?
November 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Patients and physicians often disagree on the nature and outcomes of their health conditions, as well as strategies for effective health management.
Race/Ethnicity and Self-Reported Diabetes Among Adults in the National Health Interview Survey
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This study examined the impact that race has on the prevalence of self-reported diabetes for Hispanic and non-Hispanic people. Data from the National Health Information Survey (NHIS) was used to investigate how race/ethnicity was related to self-rep ...
Education and Diabetes in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
This study examined the association between education and the prevalence of diabetes in U.S. adults and whether this relation differs by race/ethnicity.