Diabetes Dateline

CHID Online: What's New?

CHID Online, the Combined Health Information Database, contains thousands of summaries of professional resources and patient education materials about diabetes and other diseases. To view descriptions of the many books, pamphlets, journal articles, videos, and manuals in the diabetes subfile, go to www.chid.nih.gov. Each entry includes information on how to obtain copies of the items.

Spotlighted Additions

101 Tips for Behavior Change in Diabetes Education. Book (English). Robert M. Anderson, Ed.D., Martha Mitchell Funnell, M.S., R.N., C.D.E., Nugget Burkhart, R.N., M.A., C.P.N.P., C.D.E., Mary Lou Gillard, M.S., R.N., C.D.E., Robin Nwankwo, M.P.H., R.D., C.D.E. 2002. American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia. 142 pages.

Written by diabetes educators at the University of Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, this book of tips provides practical suggestions and ideas for facilitating self-directed behavior change in people with diabetes. Each tip is formatted as the answer to a common concern. The book begins with a summary of various approaches to behavior change, including empowerment, the health belief model, motivational interviewing, and the stages of change model. Additional chapters cover approaches to assessment, dealing with emotions, choosing to change, motivation, attitudes, beliefs and values, goal-setting, social support, challenging patients, eating and physical activity, educator-patient relationships, help from other health professionals, educator concerns, and pediatrics.

101 Tips for Diabetes Self-Management Education. Book (English). Martha Mitchell Funnell, M.S., R.N., C.D.E., Robert M. Anderson, Ed.D., Nugget Burkhart, R.N., M.A., C.P.N.P., C.D.E., Mary Lou Gillard, M.S., R.N., C.D.E., Robin Nwankwo, M.P.H., R.D., C.D.E. 2002. American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia. 150 pages.

This book, also written by diabetes educators at the University of Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, is filled with concise and practical advice for health care providers who are starting a diabetes education program or for those needing new ideas for existing group and individual teaching programs. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the tips are organized into 16 chapters that cover developing diabetes self-management education programs, creating a mission statement and vision for a patient education program, designing the curriculum, evaluating the program, choosing and using an advisory committee, marketing the program, addressing educator issues and concerns, assessing educational needs, dealing with content-specific issues, meeting individual needs, attending to cultural competency, meeting the needs of special populations, choosing educational materials, facilitating group sessions, enhancing teaching skills, and challenging patients.

NIH Publication No. 04–4562
May 2004