Patient education as the basis for diabetes care in clinical practice and research

摘要: Despite the obvious improvements made in field of diabetes therapy during this century [1] quality care has, general, remained poor. The widespread failure to acknowledge impact patient education appears evolve as primary reason for unsatisfactory situation. firm and well founded recommendations put forward by some pioneers modem diabetology, e.g. Drs. E.P.Joslin R.D. Lawrence 1920s, it has taken almost 50 years beneficial effects have finally unequivocally been proven. recently developed strategies a global approach which combines biomedical, psychosocial educational elements represents an exemplary therapeutic model many chronic diseases.