Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The Chronic Care Model (CCM), developed by Wagner et al., at MacColl Institute for Heathcare Innovation at Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States, is one approach to improving chronic illness care, including diabetes mellitus (DM), that is being used increasingly to assess and improve care. The CCM is based on evidence-based practices and reviews of the literature on effective care. The Patient Assessment of Chronic Illnes...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is mainly characterized by a dysfunction of glucose metabolism. The growth of diabetes mellitus as a chronic condition requires continuous management and requires health services to implement care strategies. Diabetes education and self-care competence have been recognized over the last few decades as essential for patients with diabetes mellitus to achieve positive treatment results.Objective: To compare self-care competenc...