Effects of supportive telephone counseling in the metabolic control of elderly people with diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of telephone-based support for the metabolic control of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. Method: a pragmatic study was conducted in two groups, called G1 (n=36) and G2 (n=27), at a health unit from the countryside o...

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Main Authors: Tânia Alves Canata Becker, Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira, Maria Lúcia Zanetti, Ana Emília Pace, Fábio Araújo Almeida, Maria Teresa da Costa Gonçalves Torquato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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