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Clinician perception of the relationship between mental health, health-related social needs, and diabetes outcomes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Health-promoting behaviors are crucial for good outcomes in diabetes. Addressing mental health and HRSNs can improve diabetes outcomes, but stigma surrounding these issues can make both patients and providers uncomfortable during clinical discussions. Intervention/Instrument: Semi-structured interview guide.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The context: Immigrants, particularly those moving from lower to higher-income countries, often exhibit a heightened susceptibility to non-communicable diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which may manifest at an earlier age and present with different complications compared to the native population.

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Implementation Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Disparities in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and hypertension (HTN) control are well-described. M) Patients exposed to a CHW expressed the value of the social and emotional support CHWs provided. Conclusions Our findings will inform future best practices for the implementation of CHW interventions in primary care settings.

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Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensiveness of Care Measure in Primary Care, A Case Study of the PRIME Registry [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

nurse practitioners and physician assistants), as well as validity of the measure and its association with poorly controlled diabetes (e.g. Study Design and Analysis: A retrospective cohort of providers and its patient panel for two performance years, 2019 and 2022. Hemoglobin A1C > 9.0 as a case study).

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Rural Ontario Complete Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Program (CLIP-ON) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Adults (≥18yrs) with chronic diseases such as prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, dyslipidemia, and/or concerns related to body weight (BMI≥25). Outcome Measures: Participant characteristics (ie. gender, age, race, education, etc.),

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November: National Diabetes Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, and it is likely that an additional 8.7 million Americans are living with diabetes without a formal diagnosis. million Americans have diabetes, which comes out to about 11.6 Increasing your fiber intake and avoiding packaged foods, in particular, can also help you avoid diabetes.

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Development and Testing of an Interoperable e-care Plan for Person-Centered Care Planning for Multiple Chronic Conditions [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Because people with MCC typically see multiple providers in multiple care settings often using different EHRs, critical information is difficult to obtain, leading to fragmented care, clinician and patient burden, and suboptimal outcomes.