@article {Cunningham279, author = {Amy T. Cunningham and David J. Delgado and Joseph D. Jackson and Albert G. Crawford and Serge Jabbour and Robert D. Lieberthal and Victor Diaz and Marianna LaNoue}, title = {Evaluation of an Ongoing Diabetes Group Medical Visit in a Family Medicine Practice}, volume = {31}, number = {2}, pages = {279--281}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170373}, publisher = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine}, abstract = {Purpose: Group medical visits (GMVs), which combine 1-on-1 clinical consultations and group self-management education, have emerged as a promising vehicle for supporting type 2 diabetes management in primary care. However, few evaluations exist of ongoing diabetes GMVs embedded in medical practices.Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental design to evaluate diabetes GMV at a large family medicine practice. We examined program attendance and attrition, used propensity score matching to create a matched comparison group, and compared participants and the matched group on clinical, process of care, and utilization outcomes.Results: GMV participants (n = 230) attended an average of 1 session. Participants did not differ significantly from the matched comparison group (n = 230) on clinical, process of care or utilization outcomes.Conclusions: The diabetes GMV was not associated with improvements in outcomes. Further studies should examine diabetes GMV implementation challenges to enhance their effectiveness in everyday practice.}, issn = {1557-2625}, URL = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/31/2/279}, eprint = {https://www.jabfm.org/content/31/2/279.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine} }