Patient Education in Managing Diabetes: A Systematic Review [Internet].

Educating patients in self-care plays a key role in diabetes treatment and is routinely included in the care of people with diabetes. Patient education can be provided individually or in groups and addresses patients' rights and ability to influence and participate in their own care and treatment. This report summarizes the scientific evidence for individual- and group-based patient education programmes and psychological interventions involving supportive programmes based on congnitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing methods (Motivational interviewing (MI); adaptations of motivational interviewing (AMI); motivational enhancement therapy (MET)). In this report, when we refer to motivational interviewing or MI methodology, we include one or more of the following three types: MI, AMI and/or MET. These methods are compared with usual care, i.e., the prevailing practice at the care unit in question.

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