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Analysis of the 2004–2007 literature on therapeutic patient education in diabetes: results and trends

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The purpose of this study is to identify the recent characteristics and the developments of therapeutic education in diabetes through an analysis of the international articles published from 2004 to 2007. Studies were selected from several databases: Medline, Embase, Eric, Cochrane central database, using the following keywords: diabetes, patient education, self management, programs. Two authors independently reviewed each study and selected the data using the same categories of analysis. Articles consistently related to patient education in diabetes (80 among 118) were included. The selected articles have been published in 43 scientific journals. The majority of them concern TPE for adult patients with type 2 diabetes. TPE is delivered in several structures and education to groups of patients represents the most widespread educational strategy mostly provided by a multiprofessional team. A total of 70% of the studies show the effectiveness of TPE based on bioclinical, educational, psychosocial, economical criteria. The problem of barriers to TPE concerns 21% of the studies we have analysed and most of the authors propose the implementation of specifically-designed TPE programs as strategy to overcome them. A large number of studies still assess the positive effects of TPE. Nowadays the problems of accessibility to TPE and the barriers to this practice have become a major issue for research.

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  1. Cattedra di Didattica della Medicina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, V.le L. Pinto, 1, Foggia, Italy

    M. G. Albano

  2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Nord, Paris, France

    C. Crozet & J. F. d’Ivernois

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Albano, M.G., Crozet, C. & d’Ivernois, J.F. Analysis of the 2004–2007 literature on therapeutic patient education in diabetes: results and trends. Acta Diabetol 45, 211–219 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-008-0044-9

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