All About DiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association Web site. http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp.
2.
Diabetes Control and ComplicationsTrial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Research Group. Effect of intensive therapy on the microvascular complications of type 1 diabetes mellitus. JAm Med.2002;287:2563-2569.
3.
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group.The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med.1993;329:1409-1415.
4.
Siderov J., Shull R., Tomcavage J., et al. Does diabetes and disease management save money and improve outcomes?Diabetes Care. 2002;25:684-689.
5.
UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.Intensive blood glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). Lancet. 1998;352:837-853.
6.
Weingarten SR , Henning JM, Badamgarav E., et al. Interventions used in disease management programs for patients with chronic illness—Which ones work? Meta-analysis of published reports. Br Med J.2002;325:925-928.
7.
Bodenheimer T., Lorig K., Holman H., Grumbach K.Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care. J Am Med.2002;288:2469-2475.
8.
Lorig KR, Sobel DS, Ritter PL, Laurent D., Hobbs M.Effect of a self-management program on patients with chronic disease. Effect Clin Pract.2001;4:256-262.
9.
O'Connor AM, Rostom A., Fiset V., et al. Decision aids for patients facing health treatment or screening decisions: a systematic review. Br Med J.1999;319:731-734.
10.
O'Connor AM , Stacey D., Entwistle V., et al. Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.2003;(1):CD001431.
11.
Charles C., Gafni A., Whelan T.Decision-making in the physician-patient encounter: revisiting the shared treatment decision-making model. Soc Sci Med.1999;49:651-661.
12.
Montori VM, Gafni A., Charles C.A shared treatment decision-making approach between patients with chronic conditions and their clinicians: the case for diabetes. Health Expect. 2006;9:25-36.
13.
Norris SL, Nichols PJ, Caspersen CJ, et al. The effectiveness of diabetes and case management for people with diabetes: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med.2002;22(4 suppl):15-38.
14.
Bodenheimer T., Wagner EH, Grumbach K.Improving primary care for patients with chronic illness. J Am Med.2002;288:1775-1779.
15.
Tu HT, Hargroves L.Seeking health care information: most consumers on the sidelines. Center for Studying Health System Change, Issue Brief No. 61. March 2003. http://www.hschange.com/CONTENT/537/.
16.
Cabrera-Pivaral CE, Gonzalez-Perez G., Vega-Lopez G., et al. Effect of behavior-modifying education in the metabolic profile of the type diabetes mellitus patient. J Diabetes Complications. 2000;14:322-326.
17.
Heisler M., Bouknight RR, Hayward RA, Smith DM, Kerr EAThe relative importance of physician communication, participatory decision making, and patient understanding in diabetes self-management. J Gen Intern Med.2002;17:243-252.
18.
Glasgow RE, Toobert DJ, Gillette CDPsychosocial barriers to diabetes self-management and quality of life. Diabetes Spectrum. 2001;14:33-41.
19.
Griffin SJThe management of diabetes: moving beyond registration, recall, and regular review. Br Med J.2001;323:946-947.
20.
Holmes-Rovner M., Stableford S., Fagerlin A., et al. Evidence-based patient choice: a prostate cancer decision aid in plain language. BMC Med Inform Decis Making.2005;5:16.
21.
Schillenger D., Piette J., Grumbach K., et al. Closing the loop: physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. Arch Intern Med.2003;163:83-90.
22.
Mulcahy K., Maryniuk M., Peeples M., et al. Diabetes self-management education core outcomes measures. Diabetes Educ.2003;29:768-800.
23.
Charlson M. , Szatrowski TP, Peterson J., Gold J.Validation of a combined comorbidity index . J Clin Epidemiol.1994;47:1245-1251.
24.
Rosenzweig JL, Weinger K., Poirier-Solomon L., Rushton M.Use of a disease severity index for evaluation of healthcare costs and management of comorbidities of patients with diabetes mellitus. Am J Manag Care.2002;8:950-958.
25.
Anderson RM, Fitzgerald JT, Funnell MH, Gruppen LDThe third version of the Diabetes Attitude Scale. Diabetes Care. 1998; 21:1403-1407.
26.
Anderson RMAssessing patient attitudes about diabetes: implications for health care professionals . Diabetes Spectrum.1993;6:150-151.
27.
Anderson RM, Funnell MH, Fitgerald JT, Marrero DGThe Diabetes Empowerment Scale: a measure of psychosocial efficacy. Diabetes Care. 1998;21:1403-1407.
28.
Barnes CS, Ziemer DC, Miller CD, et al. Little time for diabetes management in the primary care setting . Diabetes Educ.2004; 31:126-135.
29.
Deakin T., McShane CE, Cade JE, Williams RDGroup based training for self-management strategies in people with type 2 diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.2005 ;(2):CD003417.