Sharon W. Utz

TL;DR: Improved scores on dietary actions, foot care, goal attainment, and empowerment for those experiencing Group DSME may indicate that brief sessions using a culturally tailored approach could enhance self-care and glycemic control.

TL;DR: Study findings indicate that external or upstream factors consistently affect individuals diagnosed with diabetes, influencing self-management, and significant methodological limitations result from small sample sizes, convenience or nonprobability sampling, and low statistical power.

TL;DR: This study describes the experience of self-managing type 2 diabetes among rural dwelling African Americans, to identify facilitators and barriers to self-management, to describe the use of prescribed and alternative therapies, and to elicit recommendations for programs of diabetes care.

TL;DR: Findings confirm that family and peers greatly influence diabetes management among rural African Americans and will help health care providers understand the importance of involving family members and friends in the treatment and diabetes management of individuals with type 2 diabetes, particularly within rural African American communities where resources are limited.

TL;DR: A community-based group DSME program using storytelling is feasible among rural African Americans, illustrating that the primary outcome of A1C decreased, although not significant, over time.