Diabetes
patients that were provided with a Web-based intervention that
supported case management and dietary counseling were more likely to
improve blood sugar levels over time, suggests a study supported by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. “Online disease management
of diabetes: Engaging and Motivating Patients Online With Enhanced
Resources-Diabetes (EMPOWER-D), a randomized controlled trial” appeared
in the November edition of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
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group of 415 patients participated in the study; when compared with the
control group that received standard diabetes management from a primary
care provider, patients that were provided with online support from a
nurse-led multidisciplinary team achieved greater improvement in their
A1C levels.
