A diabetes education program
was evaluated using an
outcomes management system.
Data concerning health status
outcomes, including glycemic
control (HbA1c), diabetes-related
quality of life, and general
health-related quality of life,
were collected over a 15-month
period. This information was
collected for each clinic patient
at entry into the program and
again at a 6-month follow-up
session. Patients improved
significantly in all categories of
outcomes. Newly diagnosed
patients showed significantly
greater reduction in HbA1c than
did patients with a history of
diabetes. Health-related quality
of life, as measured by symptoms
and the SF-36, improved
independent of glycemic control.
Despite the difficulties of
interpreting results from this
one-group, pretest-posttest
design, the study demonstrated
the value of a multidimensional
approach to outcome assessment
and program evaluation.
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