Diabetes care and education: a creative approach.

Abstract

The patient education program developed by the Indiana University Diabetes Research and Training Center in its Diabetes Education Study utilized a variety of teaching methods--each chosen to have an anticipated effect on knowledge, skill, or adherence. By themselves, none of these techniques can be considered revolutionary. What was innovative about DIABEDS patient education were the priorities under which instruction was designed and the methodical allotment of instruction according to the needs of individual patients.