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  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Diabetes affects a significant portion of the veteran population, leading to severe health issues and high healthcare costs.
  • The Veterans Health Administration faces substantial challenges in managing diabetes care and its associated expenditures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel intervention program for diabetes self-management among veterans.
  • To enhance patient motivation, empowerment, and self-management skills through a blended approach.

Main Methods:

  • The Diabetes Basic Training program is a 9-week intervention combining medical consultations with group support.
  • It integrates 3 monthly shared medical appointments with 6 Diabetes Self-Management Program sessions, partly led by trained peers.
  • Motivational interviewing techniques were employed during shared medical appointments to boost patient engagement.

Main Results:

  • Preliminary findings indicate that the combined group appointment model may be beneficial for veterans with diabetes.
  • The program focuses on education, skill-building, and enhancing confidence in diabetes self-management.

Conclusions:

  • This innovative program successfully merged different group appointment types to support veterans' diabetes self-care.
  • Further research with larger studies is warranted to confirm the program's efficacy and broader applicability in veteran populations.