Adherence
Participation in a structured Patient Empowerment Programme (PEP) for type 2 diabetes reduces all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease events compared to usual primary care.
If you have Type 2 Diabetes, enrolling in a structured, professional-led education program (like the Patient Empowerment Programme) can significantly lower your risk of dying from any cause or having a heart attack or stroke compared to receiving standard care alone. The program focuses on teaching you skills to manage your disease and make lifestyle changes.
Enrolment in the PEP was associated with lower all-cause mortality and a lower number of first CVD events among patients with T2DM.
Why this rating
Large population-based propensity-matched cohort study (N=27,278), though not a randomized controlled trial.
Source
Patient Empowerment Programme in primary care reduced all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population‐based propensity‐matched cohort study
Carlos King Ho Wong et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2014
DOI 10.1111/dom.12397
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