Improving health outcomes relies on patients’ full engagement in prevention, decision-making,
and self-management activities. Health literacy, or people’s ability to obtain, process, …

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PURPOSE Participatory decision making (PDM) is associated with improved diabetes
control. We examine a causal model linking PDM to improved clinical outcomes that included …

Objectives. The authors examine whether the odds of having a hospitalization associated
with an ambulatory care sensitive condition can be explained by observed differences in a …

METHODS Adults aged 55 years and older who presented for care in a primary care clinic
for type 2 diabetes (N= 138) completed a survey to assess family support specific to diabetes, …

PURPOSE We aimed to advance the internal and external validity of research by sharing our
empirical experience and recommendations for systematically reporting contextual factors. …

Many researchers in family medicine use surveys to gather data from colleagues, learners,
and patients on their demographics, personal histories, knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes. …

Background. The influence of continuity of care on outcomes of care for patients with type 2
diabetes is poorly understood. Objective. To examine the relationships between continuity, …

PURPOSE Against this backdrop, decision makers consider whether the evi dence supporting
the model is already strong enough to proceed with widespread adoption, or whether …

Setting The Residency Research Network of South Texas (RRNeST) consists of six family
health centers at family practice residency programs affiliated with the University of Texas …