RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Use of Language in Diabetes Care and Education
JF Diabetes Care
JO Diabetes Care
FD American Diabetes Association
SP dci170041
DO 10.2337/dci17-0041
A1 Dickinson, Jane K.
A1 Guzman, Susan J.
A1 Maryniuk, Melinda D.
A1 O’Brian, Catherine A.
A1 Kadohiro, Jane K.
A1 Jackson, Richard A.
A1 D’Hondt, Nancy
A1 Montgomery, Brenda
A1 Close, Kelly L.
A1 Funnell, Martha M.
YR 2017
UL http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/09/26/dci17-0041.abstract
AB Language is powerful and can have a strong impact on perceptions as well as behavior. A task force, consisting of representatives from the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), convened to discuss language in diabetes care and education. This document represents the expert opinion of the task force. The literature supports the need for a language movement in diabetes care and education. There are effective ways of communicating about diabetes. This article provides recommendations for language used by health care professionals and others when discussing diabetes through spoken or written words—whether directed to people with diabetes, colleagues, or the general public, as well as research questions related to language and diabetes.