PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cunningham, Amy T.
AU  - Delgado, David J.
AU  - Jackson, Joseph D.
AU  - Crawford, Albert G.
AU  - Jabbour, Serge
AU  - Lieberthal, Robert D.
AU  - Diaz, Victor
AU  - LaNoue, Marianna
TI  - Evaluation of an Ongoing Diabetes Group Medical Visit in a Family Medicine Practice
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170373
DP  - 2018 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 279--281
VI  - 31
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/2/279.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/2/279.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2018 Mar 01; 31
AB  - 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.