Content and Outcomes of Social Work Consultation for Patients with Diabetes in Primary Care

Conclusions:
In this sample with a preponderance of Medicare and Medicaid patients, social workers most often assisted patients with diabetes in obtaining medications or health insurance. For patients with uncontrolled diabetes or cholesterol, a temporal association between SW consultation and improved disease control was noted.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - January 5, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rabovsky, A. J., Rothberg, M. B., Rose, S. L., Brateanu, A., Kou, L., Misra-Hebert, A. D. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research