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Shared Medical Appointments and Prediabetes: The Power of the Group
- Source :
- Annals of Family Medicine. May-June, 2021, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p258, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Shared medical appointments, which allow greater access to care and provide peer support, may be an effective treatment modality for prediabetes. We used a retrospective propensity-matched cohort analysis to compare patients attending a prediabetes shared medical appointment to usual care. Primary outcome was patient's weight change over 24 months. Secondary outcomes included change in hemoglobin [A.sub.1c], low density lipoprotein, and systolic blood pressure. The shared medical appointments group lost more weight (2.88 kg vs 1.29 kg, P = .003), and achieved greater reduction in hemoglobin [A.sub.1c] (-0.87% vs + 0.87%, P = .001) and systolic blood pressure (-4.35 mmHg vs +0.52 mmHg, P = .044). The shared medical appointment model can be effective in treating prediabetes. Key words: insulin resistance; metabolic syndrome; prediabetic state; shared medical appointments<br />INTRODUCTION More than 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes, and nearly three-quarters of these will progress to diabetes. (1,2) Diabetic complications such as microvascular dysfunction may already be present in [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15441709
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Annals of Family Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.662833617
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2647