The burden of diabetes is greater for minorities and medically underserved populations in the United States. An evidence-based provider-delivered diabetes self-management education intervention was implemented in a federally qualified health center for medically underserved adult patients with type 2 diabetes. The findings provide support for the efficacy of the intervention on improvement in self-management behaviors and glycemic control among underserved patients with diabetes, while not substantially changing provider visit time or workload.
Family Practice, Greater Elgin Family Care Center, Elgin, Illinois (Drs Seol and Thompson); Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition, Duke University Medical Center (Dr Kreider); and School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Drs Kreider and Vorderstrasse).
Correspondence: Haesun Seol, DNP, FNP-C, RN, Family Practice, Greater Elgin Family Care Center, 901 Centers Street, Elgin, IL 60090 (haesunseol@hotmail.com).
The authors have no conflicts of interest.
Accepted for publication: July 29, 2016
Published ahead of print: November 21, 2016
