Augmenting Telemonitoring Interventions by Targeting Patient Needs in a Primarily Hispanic Underserved Population

Underserved Hispanic patients are particularly vulnerable to problems associated with controlling diabetes. One particular obstacle is nonadherence to diabetes treatments. One tactic to mitigate nonadherence has been to involve pharmacists in diabetes management, particularly in primary care setting...

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Published in:Diabetes spectrum 2016-05, Vol.29 (2), p.121-127
Main Authors: Shane-McWhorter, Laura, McAdam-Marx, Carrie, Lenert, Leslie, Petersen, Marta, Woolsey, Sarah, Coursey, Jeffrey M, Whittaker, Thomas C, Hyer, Christian, LaMarche, Deb, Carroll, Patricia, Chuy, Libbey
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Language:English
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Diabetes
Disease management
Health behavior
Hispanic Americans
Noncompliance
Telemedicine
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Summary:Underserved Hispanic patients are particularly vulnerable to problems associated with controlling diabetes. One particular obstacle is nonadherence to diabetes treatments. One tactic to mitigate nonadherence has been to involve pharmacists in diabetes management, particularly in primary care settings, where diabetes is a common diagnosis.
ISSN:1040-9165
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DOI:10.2337/diaspect.29.2.121