Journal article
Community Program Improves Quality of Life and Self‐Management in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Comorbidity
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare the effect of a 6-month community-based intervention with that of usual care on quality of life, depressive symptoms, anxiety, self-efficacy, self-management, and healthcare costs in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 2 or more comorbidities.
DESIGN: Multisite, single-blind, parallel, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial.
Authors
Markle‐Reid M; Ploeg J; Fraser KD; Fisher KA; Bartholomew A; Griffith LE; Miklavcic J; Gafni A; Thabane L; Upshur R
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 263–273
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2018
DOI
10.1111/jgs.15173
ISSN
0002-8614