National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education
Response to Shiu
- Robert M. Anderson, EDD and
- Martha M. Funnell, MS, RN, CDE
- 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{at}umich.edu
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 …
