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A First Step in Solving an Important Puzzle

Steven B. Leichter, MD; Pamela Allweiss, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1984;144(6):1137-1138.

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Patient education in self-care is an important component of any treatment program for persons with diabetes mellitus.¹ The relevance of effective patient instruction is underscored by the many complex survival skills for which the patient is responsible. Diabetic patients provided effective instruction in self-care may suffer less morbidity² and economic loss³ than those without instruction. As much as 40% of all hospitalizations caused by diabetes as the primary diagnosis may be partly or completely attributable to a lack of patient knowledge in proper self-care.⁴

There has been increasing concern about the availability and quality of services for patient education in hospitals and health agencies.⁵ A large minority of American hospitals have grossly inadequate programs of diabetic patient education.⁶ This may even be true for academic institutions.⁷ In many institutions, instruction is left to printed materials or primary care nurses. Printed materials may require . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Kentucky Diabetes Foundation and the Human Diabetes Center 120 N Eagle Creek Dr Lexington, KY 40509

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