Grace C Thrall, John H Coverdale, Sophiya Benjamin, Anna Wiggins, Christianne Joy Lane, Michele T Pato
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Team-Based Learning Versus Lectures with Break-Out Groups on Knowledge Retention
Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
study explored patients perceptions barriers diabetes education among mostly african american population adults diabetes survey conducted among 605 new patients attending urban outpatient diabetes clinic questionnaire gathered information issues patients believed would adversely affect ability learn diabetes type frequency education barriers evaluated variables associated reporting obstacle analyzed average patient age 50 years diabetes duration 56 years body mass index 32 kgm2 hemoglobin a1c 91 majority 56 women 89 african american 95 type 2 diabetes respondents 96 received prior instruction diabetes care however 53 anticipated future difficulties learning diabetes commonly cited concerns poor vision 74 reading problems 29 patients perceived barrier diabetes education older p 001 persons without barrier differed employment educational status p 001 adjusted analyses older age male gender disabled elementary education less associated significantly increased likelihood barrier diabetes education whereas college education decreased odds higher hemoglobin a1c levels also tended associated greater chance reporting education barrier p 05 substantial number persons anticipated barrier diabetes education interventions multiple levels address demographic socioeconomic obstacles diabetes education needed ensure successful selfmanagement training