Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes (Spanish Diabetes Self-Management Program)
An Evidence-Based Practice
Description
Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes is a workshop conducted in Spanish to help Spanish speakers with type 2 diabetes effectively manage their condition. The program meets once a week for six weeks in community settings, such as senior centers, churches, libraries, and hospitals. Groups of 12 to 16 participants are led through the two-and-a-half hour sessions each week by two trained leaders, at least one of whom has diabetes themselves. Each participant receives a copy of the companion book, an audio relaxation tape, and an audio exercise tape with booklet to supplement the material covered during the workshop sessions.
The workshop covers techniques for managing a wide range of diabetes symptoms, from the immediate physical effects to the emotional distress that may arise and result in depression, anger, and frustration. Participants are also taught healthy eating habits, proper use of medication, methods of working more effectively with healthcare providers, and appropriate ways of exercising to maintain and improve strength and endurance. Each participant makes weekly action plans, shares their own experiences, and supports other participants when they encounter challenges in creating or carrying out their self-management plans.
The workshop covers techniques for managing a wide range of diabetes symptoms, from the immediate physical effects to the emotional distress that may arise and result in depression, anger, and frustration. Participants are also taught healthy eating habits, proper use of medication, methods of working more effectively with healthcare providers, and appropriate ways of exercising to maintain and improve strength and endurance. Each participant makes weekly action plans, shares their own experiences, and supports other participants when they encounter challenges in creating or carrying out their self-management plans.
Goal / Mission
Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes is a group workshop that educates Latino individuals with type 2 diabetes on techniques to help them manage their disease and live more active lives.
Results / Accomplishments
Programa de Manejo Personal de la Diabetes was evaluated as part of a randomized controlled trial of chronic disease self-management programs for Spanish speakers. Collectively, the programs for Latinos with heart disease, lung disease, or type 2 diabetes were found to be effective at improving the health of participants and reducing emergency room use. At both four months and one year, participants demonstrated improved health status, health behavior, and self-efficacy, along with fewer emergency room visits, at statistically significant levels (p<0.05).
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
Stanford School of Medicine
Primary Contact
Gloria Samuel
Stanford Patient Education Research Center
1000 Welch Road, Suite 204
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 723-7935
self-management@stanford.edu
https://selfmanagementresource.com/programs/small-...
Stanford Patient Education Research Center
1000 Welch Road, Suite 204
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 723-7935
self-management@stanford.edu
https://selfmanagementresource.com/programs/small-...
Topics
Health / Diabetes
Health / Physical Activity
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Health / Physical Activity
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
Organization(s)
Stanford School of Medicine
Date of publication
2003
Location
USA
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Target Audience
Racial/Ethnic Minorities