Hemmelgarn, BrendaJames, MatthewWeaver, Robert2013-03-152013-06-152013-03-152013Weaver, R. (2013). An outcome evaluation of the diabetes education component of the Living Well Program (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24926http://hdl.handle.net/11023/572The main objectives of this thesis were to determine the associations between participation in Diabetes Essentials (DE), and change in HbA1c and the rate of hospitalizations/ED visits for diabetes-specific ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC). We linked attendance data for DE with administrative and laboratory data for Alberta, and conducted a retrospective cohort study, with the exposure being attendance at DE in the first six months after diagnosis. The study population was adults residing in the Calgary area with recently diagnosed diabetes. We conducted regression analysis using the full cohort and within a propensity-matched sample. All analytical approaches found participation in DE was associated with a significantly greater reduction in HbA1c of approximately 0.3% at follow-up. No significant association was found with the rate of hospitalizations/ED visits for diabetes-specific ACSC. Health care programs should consider interventions such as DE to help individuals with newly diagnosed diabetes improve glycemic control.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.EducationHealth Care ManagementPublic Healthdiabetes educationEvaluationAdministrative DataHbA1cambulatory care sensitive conditionsmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/24926