Diabetes Prevention and Control: Self-Management Education
Studies Included in the Evidence Review
In Community Gathering Places
Barnard RJ, Jung T, Inkeles SB. Diet and exercise in the treatment of NIDDM: the need for early emphasis. Diabetes Care 1994;17:1469–72.
Barnard RJ, Lattimore L, Holly RG, Cherny S, Pritikin N. Response of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to an intensive program of diet and exercise. Diabetes Care 1982;5:370–4.
Brown SA, Hanis CL. A community-based, culturally sensitive education and group-support intervention for Mexican Americans with NIDDM: pilot study of efficacy. Diabetes Educ 1995;21:203–10.
Brown SA, Upchurch SL, Garcia AA, Barton SA, Hanis CL. Symptom-related self-care of Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes: preliminary findings of the Starr County Diabetes Education Study. Diabetes Educ 1998;24:331–9.
Drainville SG, Sevier RE. One community's approach to diabetes education. N C Med J 1984;45:169–71.
Elshaw EB, Young EA, Saunders MJ, McGurn WC, Lopez LC. Utilizing a 24-hour dietary recall and culturally specific diabetes education in Mexican Americans with diabetes. Diabetes Educ 1994;20:228–35.
Hahn JM, Gordon DH. 'Learn, taste, and share': a diabetes nutrition education program developed, marketed, and presented by the community. Diabetes Educ 1998;24:153–4, 161.
Heath GW, Wilson RH, Smith J, Leonard BE. Community-based exercise and weight control: diabetes risk reduction and glycemic control in Zuni Indians. Am J Clin Nutr 1987;53(Suppl 6):1642S–6S.
Pratt C, Wilson W, Leklem J, Kingsley L. Peer support and nutrition education for older adults with diabetes. J Nutrition Elderly 1987;6:31–43.
Wang CY, Abbott LJ. Development of a community-based diabetes and hypertension preventive program. Public Health Nurs 1998;15:406–14.
Wilson R, Hoy W. Short-term effects of participation in a community-based exercise program: A study in the pueblo of Zuni. IHS Primary Care Provider 1993;18:126–31.
Wilson W, Pratt C. The impact of diabetes education and peer support upon weight and glycemic control of elderly persons with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Am J Public Health 1987;77:634–5.
In the Home
Anderson RM, Fitzgerald JT, Funnell MM, et al. Evaluation of an activated patient diabetes education newsletter. Diabetes Educ 1994;20:29–34.
Basch CE, Walker EA, Howard CJ, Shamoon H, Zybert P. The effect of health education on the rate of ophthalmic examinations among African Americans with diabetes mellitus. Am J Public Health 1999;89:1878–82.
Brown SJ, Lieberman DA, Germeny BA, Fan YC, Wilson DM, Pasta DJ. Educational video game for juvenile diabetes: results of a controlled trial. Med Inform 1997;22:77–89.
Couper JJ, Taylor J, Fotheringham MJ, Sawyer M. Failure to maintain the benefits of home-based intervention in adolescents with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1933–7.
Dougherty G, Schiffrin A, White D, Soderstrom L, Sufrategui M. Home-based management can achieve intensification cost-effectively in type I diabetes. Pediatrics 1999;103:122–8.
Manning RM, Jung RT, Leese GP, Newton RW. The comparison of four weight reduction strategies aimed at overweight diabetic patients. Diabet Med 1995;12:409–15.
Mazzuca KB, Farris NA, Mendenhall J, Stoupa RA. Demonstrating the added value of community health nursing for clients with insulin-dependent diabetes. J Community Health Nurs 1997;14:211–24.
Rettig BA, Shrauger DG, Recker RR, Gallagher TE, Wiltse H. A randomized study of the effects of a home diabetes education program. Diabetes Care 1986;9:173–8.
Turnin MC, Beddok RH, Clottes JP, et al. Telematic expert system Diabeto. New tool for diet self-monitoring for diabetic patients. Diabetes Care 1992;15:204–12.
Whitlock WL, Brown A, Moore K, et al. Telemedicine improved diabetic management. Mil Med 2000;165:579–84.
York R, Brown LP, Samuels P, et al. A randomized trial of early discharge and nurse specialist transitional follow-up care of high-risk childbearing women. Nurs Res 1997;46:254–61.
In Recreational Camps
Harkavy J, Johnson SB, Silverstein J, Spillar R, McCallum M, Rosenbloom A. Who learns what at diabetes summer camp. J Pediatr Psychol 1983;8:143–53.
Kaplan RM, Chadwick MW, Schimmel LE. Social learning intervention to promote metabolic control in type I diabetes mellitus: pilot experiment results. Diabetes Care 1985;8:152–5.
Kemp SF, Canfield ME, Kearns FS, Elders MJ. The effect of short-term intervention on long-term diabetes management. J Ark Med Soc 1986;83:241–4.
Massouh SR, Steele TM, Alseth ER, Diekmann JM. The effect of social learning intervention on metabolic control of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in adolescents. Diabetes Educ 1989;15:518–21.
Misuraca A, Di Gennaro M, Lioniello M, Duval M, Aloi G. Summer camps for diabetic children: an experience in Campania, Italy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 1996;32:91–6.
Pichert J, Snyder G, Kinzer C, Boswell E. Problem solving anchored instruction about sick days for adolescents with diabetes. Patient Educ Couns 1994;23:115–24.
Pichert JW, Murkin SA, Snyder GM, Boswell EJ, Kinzer CK. Problem-based diabetes education using a video anchor. Diabetes Spectrum 1993;6:160–4.
Pichert JW, Smeltzer C, Snyder GM, Gregory RP, Smeltzer R, Kinzer CK. Traditional vs anchored instruction for diabetes-related nutritional knowledge, skills, and behavior. Diabetes Educ 1994;20:45–8.
Smith KE, Schreiner BJ, Brouhard BH, Travis LB. Impact of a camp experience on the choice of coping strategies by adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Educ 1991;17:49–53.
Zimmerman E, Carter MC, Sears JH, Lawson JS, Howard CP, Hassanein RE. Diabetic camping: effect on knowledge, attitude, and self-concept. Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 1987;10:99–111.
At the Worksite
Burton WN, Connerty CM. Evaluation of a worksite-based patient education intervention targeted at employees with diabetes mellitus. J Occup Environ Med 1998;40:702–6.
Education of School Personnel About Diabetes
Jarrett L, Hillam K, Bartsch C, Lindsay R. The effectiveness of parents teaching elementary school teachers about diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Educ 1993;19:193–7.
- Page last reviewed: January 26, 2011
- Page last updated: August 24, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services


