Overview of Peer Support Models to Improve Diabetes Self-Management and Clinical Outcomes
- Michele Heisler, MD, MPA
Abstract
In Brief
This article provides a brief overview of different approaches to mobilize peer support for diabetes self-management support and evidence to date on the effectiveness of each of these models with an emphasis on research into ways to extend face-to-face programs using innovative technologies. It concludes with a discussion of directions for future research in this area.
Footnotes
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Michele Heisler, MD, MPA, is a research scientist at the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Practice Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, and an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.
- American Diabetes Association
