Purpose To assess rural‐urban differences in participation rates of diabetes self‐
management education and associated factors among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 …

Purpose: This study aimed to report recent trends in self-reported diabetes self-management
education (DSME) participation rates among adults in North Carolina and to compare these …

Medicare began reimbursing for outpatient diabetes self-management training (DSMT) in
2000; however, little is known about program utilization. Individuals diagnosed with diabetes …

Objective: Research outside the United States shows that certain subgroups of patients (eg,
those who are older, male, of low socioeconomic status, and uninsured) are less likely than …

Rural residents experience rates of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) that are considerably
higher than their urban or suburban counterparts. Two primary modifiable factors, self …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine patients' diabetes risk factors, comorbid
conditions, and patient participation in and primary care practitioner (PCP) referrals to a rural …

Background: Diabetes is highly prevalent among Medicare beneficiaries, resulting in costly
health care utilization. Strategies to improve health outcomes, such as disease self …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine differences in diabetes self-care and
provider-based quality-of-care indicators between rural and urban dwellers in a nationally …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine racial and ethnic differences in diabetes
self-management education (DSME) participation among adults with diabetes. Methods …

Identifying patient groups with low participation in diabetes self-management education can
inform efforts to improve its use. Data from the 2013–2015 Behavioral Risk Factor …