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National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education

Response to Shiu

Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Address correspondence to Prof. Robert M. Anderson, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Room G1111, Towsley Ctr. 0201, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0201. E-mail: boba@umich.edu

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Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the article (1) by Shiu. We have never referred to empowerment as a theory because we view it as more holistic and more fundamental than most behavioral theories. The empowerment approach is more holistic because it takes into account the fact that clinician-patient interactions are dynamic. Therefore, the empowerment approach also focuses on the important role of the purposes, values, and interpersonal skills of the diabetes educator in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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