Diabetes education through group classes leads to better care and outcomes than individual counselling in adults: A population-based cohort study

Interventions Promoting Breast Cancer Screening Among Turkish Women With Global Implications: A Systematic Review

“…Similarly, group education also increased the rates of CBE and mammography at the 3‐month, 6‐month, and 12‐month follow‐up. This result is congruent with the evidence in the literature relating to other chronic conditions that indicates group education results in better outcomes compared to individual counseling or no education (Duke, Colagiuri, & Colagiuri, ; Hwee, Cauch‐Dudek, Victor, & Shah, ). Various reasons could be hypothesized for the increase in rates of screening among those who received group education.…”

2017 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support

“…Medical management integrated with DSMES improves access, clinical outcomes, and cost-effectiveness ( 71 , 72 ). Creative solutions incorporating technology to increase reach and engagement must be examined ( 73 , 74 ). Telehealth, electronic health records (EHR), mobile applications, and cognitive computing will proactively identify and track participants while offering endless opportunities for individualized and contextualized DSMES ( 16 , 75 – 78 ).…”

To take charge of one's life - group-based education for patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care - a lifeworld approach

“…Group-based self-management education is associated with fewer acute complications and is rated as more "useful" by patients than individual counselling. Patients value being able to share problems with similarly affected people (Hwee, Cauch-Dudek, Victor, Ng, & Shah, 2014). When patient education takes place on a horizontal basis, the general knowledge of the healthcare professional and the unique knowledge of the patients are valued equally.…”