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Medication intake was significantly reduced among participants in the DSMES program.
Reducing medication intake can be a positive outcome of effective diabetes management programs.
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Medication intake was significantly reduced.
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Based on the pre-post study design with physiological data collection.
Source
Patient Engagement in Type 2 Diabetes: A Collaborative Community Health Initiative
Kimberly Freeman et al. · The Diabetes Educator · 2018
DOI 10.1177/0145721718784262
cohort · n=115Cited 13×
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