TY - JOUR
T1 - A randomized study of the impact of home health aides on diabetic control and utilization patterns
AU - Hopper, S. V.
AU - Miller, J. P.
AU - Birge, C.
AU - Swift, J.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Home health aides were offered to half of a group of 227 low-income diabetic clinic patients: in the group offered aides, fasting blood sugar (FBS) declined when compared to control group (10.1 mg/dl vs an increase of 5.1 mg/dl), and missed clinic appointments and emergency room use also decreased. The group of 44, who, upon offer of an aide actually accepted one, showed a significant increase in eye clinic appointments as well as the greatest decline in FBS (13.9 mg/dl).
AB - Home health aides were offered to half of a group of 227 low-income diabetic clinic patients: in the group offered aides, fasting blood sugar (FBS) declined when compared to control group (10.1 mg/dl vs an increase of 5.1 mg/dl), and missed clinic appointments and emergency room use also decreased. The group of 44, who, upon offer of an aide actually accepted one, showed a significant increase in eye clinic appointments as well as the greatest decline in FBS (13.9 mg/dl).
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.74.6.600
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.74.6.600
M3 - Article
C2 - 6721016
AN - SCOPUS:0021357858
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 74
SP - 600
EP - 602
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 6
ER -