dc.contributor.author | Berbert, Amanda | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Neher, Jon | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Safranek, Sarah | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | eng |
dc.description | E21-E22. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Do group visits improve HbA1c more than individual visits in patients with T2DM? Evidence-based answer: Yes. In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), group visits led by health professionals or teams improved glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) by 0.3% to 0.9% over usual care (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials [RCTs] with moderate to high risk of bias). Patients taking oral antidiabetic agents alone appear to benefit more than patients on insulin. Peer-led group visits likely have no effect (SOR: B, subgroup analysis within a meta-analysis). Treatment durations as long as 3 years are associated with larger decreases in HbA1c (by 0.25% per year) than treatment lasting less than a year (SOR: B, meta-analysis of RCTs involving patents with type 1 diabetes and T2DM). Patients with T2DM should be offered group visits for diabetes education when available (SOR: C, expert opinion). | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references | eng |
dc.description.sponsorship | Amanda Berbert, MD; Jon Neher, MD (Valley Family Medicine Residency, University of Washington at Valley Medical Center, Renton); Sarah Safranek, MLIS (University of Washington, Health Sciences Library, Seattle) | eng |
dc.format.extent | 2 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/79162 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2020 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 69, no. 01 (Jan/Feb 2020) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.title | Do group visits improve HbA1c more than individual visits in patients with T2DM? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |