Evaluation of an Ongoing Diabetes Group Medical Visit in a Family Medicine Practice.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
PURPOSE: Group medical visits (GMVs), which combine 1-on-1 clinical consultations and group self-management education, have emerged as a promising vehicle for supporting type 2 diabetes management in primary care. However, few evaluations exist of ongoing diabetes GMVs embedded in medical practices.
METHODS: This study used a quasi-experimental design to evaluate diabetes GMV at a large family medicine practice. We examined program attendance and attrition, used propensity score matching to create a matched comparison group, and compared participants and the matched group on clinical, process of care, and utilization outcomes.
RESULTS: GMV participants (n = 230) attended an average of 1 session. Participants did not differ significantly from the matched comparison group (n = 230) on clinical, process of care or utilization outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: The diabetes GMV was not associated with improvements in outcomes. Further studies should examine diabetes GMV implementation challenges to enhance their effectiveness in everyday practice.
Volume
31
Issue
2
First Page
279
Last Page
281
ISSN
1558-7118
Published In/Presented At
Cunningham, A. T., Delgado, D. J., Jackson, J. D., Crawford, A. G., Jabbour, S., Lieberthal, R. D., Diaz, V., & LaNoue, M. (2018). Evaluation of an Ongoing Diabetes Group Medical Visit in a Family Medicine Practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 31(2), 279–281. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170373
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
29535245
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article