Mainprice Akuoko Essuman, Nii Armah Addy, Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Irene Esi Donkoh, Felix A Botchway, Justice Afrifa, Prince Agyeman, Leticia Awontayami Amaama, Samuel Amoah, Felix B K Sorvor, Richard K D Ephraim
Self-reported continuing professional development needs of medical laboratory professionals in Ghana
Human resources for health
assess effect 5day structured education course kids control food kickoff biomedical psychological outcomes young people type 1 diabetes clusterrandomized trial involving 31 uk paediatric centres participants recruited prior stratified centre randomization intervention centres delivered kickoff courses whereas control centres delivered usual care participants 1116 years age type 1 diabetes least one year kickoff course delivered trained educators eight participants per course glycaemic control quality life measured baseline 6 12 24 months secondary outcomes hypoglycaemia ketoacidosis fear hypoglycaemia diabetes selfefficacy three hundred ninetysix participants provided baseline data 199 intervention 197 control 6 12 months intervention group showed significantly improved total generic quality life scores compared controls baseline 80 vs 82 6 months 82 vs 82 p 004 across whole intervention group mean hba1c levels significantly different controls baseline hba1c mean 95 confidence interval 78 mmolmol 7581 vs 76 mmolmol 7479 93 996 vs 91 8994 24 months 77 mmolmol 7479 vs 78 mmolmol 7581 92 8994 vs 93 996 adjusted mean difference 20 mmolmol 6525 23 27 24 p 038 attending kickoff course associated significantly improved total quality life scores within 6 months glycaemic control measured hba1c different 24 months clinical trial registry isrctn3704268