Article
Shared medical appointments for Innu patients with well‑controlled diabetes in a Northern First Nation Community
Rendez-vous médicaux partagés pour les patients innus avec un diabète bien contrôlé dans une communauté autochtone du Nord
Winter 2021
Volume 26 - Issue 1
Yordan Karaivanov, Emily E. Philpott, Shabnam Asghari, John Graham, David M. Lane
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 21–29
Content Summary
This article evaluates the effectiveness of shared medical appointments (SMAs) for Innu patients with well-controlled diabetes. The study compares SMAs with standard care, finding that SMAs offer peer support and community-specific knowledge integration. It suggests that SMAs could be a beneficial model for managing diabetes in Indigenous communities.
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Indigenous healthChronic diseaseNorthern medicineRural medicineMedical education