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Goal setting in diabetes self-management: Taking the baby steps to success
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Louisiana State University in Shreveport|University of New Mexico|San Francisco General Hospital|University of California, San Francisco|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Louisiana State University in Shreveport|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|San Francisco General Hospital|University of California, San Francisco
evaluate usefulness diabetes selfmanagement guide brief counseling intervention helping patients set achieve behavioral goals conducted quasiexperimental study using one group pretest posttest design assess effectiveness goal setting intervention along selfmanagement guide english spanishspeaking patients diabetes one inperson session two telephone followup calls nonclinical provider 1216week period call end study assessed success achieving behavioral goals problem solving toward goals satisfaction selfmanagement guide assessed end study enrolled 250 patients across three sites 229 patients completed study patients chose set goals diet exercise domains 93 patients achieved least one behavioral goal study 73 achieved least two behavioral goals many patients exhibited problem solving behavior achieve goals found significant differences reported achievement behavior goals literacy language patients satisfied guide brief goal setting intervention along diabetes selfmanagement guide helped patients set achieve healthy behavioral goals nonclinical providers successfully help diverse range patients diabetes set achieve behavioral goals