Does the adult patient with type 2 diabetes experience lifestyle changes better when family support is given during the first year?

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Do adults with type 2 diabetes who attend ongoing education with family members compared to those who have limited education adhere to lifestyle changes more positively over the first year from diagnosis?

Qualitative:

Does the adult patient with type 2 diabetes experience lifestyle changes better when family support is given during the first year?

Quantitative:

Do regular family support classes help adults with type 2 diabetes lead to improved lifestyle changes over the 1st year of treatment compared to those with limited education?

Type 2 diabetes has become a top issue in the United States.  “Diabetes is a leading cause of new cases of blindness, kidney failure and non-traumatic amputations (Weller, Baer, Nash and Perez 2017).”  Family support can have a great impact on a person’s ability to maintain healthy lifestyle changes.  When we get everyone involved we not only change the life of the patient we also impact the lives of the family.  “Family members can have a positive and/or negative impact on the health of people with diabetes, interfere with or facilitate self-care activities (e.g., by buying groceries or refilling a prescription), and contribute to or buffer the deleterious effects of stress on glycemic control (Mayberry & Osborn, 2012).”

References:

Mayberry, L., Osborn, C. (2012). Family support, medication adherence, and glycemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 11, 1. https://www.DOI:10.2337/dc11-2103

Weller, S., Baer, R., Nash, A., and Perez, N. (2017). Discovering successful strategies for diabetic self-management: A qualitative comparative study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 5(1), 2. https://doi:10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000349