Odette Fisher-Glover, Barbara Edlund, Emily Johnson
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This quality improvement project evaluated whether offering a series of 5 structured interdisciplinary diabetic educational teaching sessions would improve glycemic control as measured by random blood sugars (RBS) in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Five diabetic educational sessions were held over a 4-week period with 50 participants (N = 50). Data were analyzed and displayed using descriptive statistics and figures. Average RBS remained steady from 176.34 pre- to 175.52 post-intervention. In the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) group, representing a cognitive test score range of 24-30, RBS decreased from 184.6 to 162.80, with a slight increase in RBS in other groups. Mean RBS only decreased in the MMSE 24-30 test score range. African-American women and those in the community showed improved RBS. An interdisciplinary approach to care may offer benefits in subgroups of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients and management of other chronic diseases in a geriatric population.
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