Annotated Bibliography 2

Dorland, K., & Liddy, C. (2014). A pragmatic comparison of two diabetes education programs in

improving type 2 diabetes mellitus outcomes. BioMed Central Research Notes, 7(187), 1-

6. doi: 10.1186/756-0500-7-186

Primary care is the most opportune time to begin patient education, creating awareness to both

new and old diagnosis. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is, unfortunately, a prevalent diagnosis. The

focus of this research project was comparing the effectiveness of two education programs offered

in the primary care setting related to patients diagnosed with type II DM on patient outcomes.

The authors related to this study are associated with the Department of Family Medicine at the

University of Ottowa and Ottowa Hospital, Riverside Campus. One of the two authors is

associated with Westend Family Care Clinic, Family Health Team. The study revealed

improvement in glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c) after classes regardless of the

educational format, the greatest impact was among the patients with poor glycemic control. The

study revealed the need for diabetic education programs for poorly controlled type II DM

patients beginning with the primary care setting. As one of the researchers is associated with

Family Care this study could be bias; however, there is relevance in this study.