Rural-urban differences in uptake of diabetes self-management education among Medicare beneficiaries : Results from the 2016 to 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey

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PURPOSE: To assess rural-urban differences in participation rates of diabetes self-management education and associated factors among Medicare beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

METHODS: Data were from the 2016 to 2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). Participation in diabetes self-management education was self-reported. The study sample included 3,799 beneficiaries aged 65 years and older with self-reported T2DM. Logistic regression was used to assess the association of participation in diabetes self-management education and residential location. Sampling weights embedded in the MCBS were incorporated into all analyses.

FINDINGS: Overall, the participation rate of diabetes self-management education was 46.8% (95% CI: 44.4%-49.2%). The rate was 40.3% for beneficiaries in rural areas, 48.0% for suburban areas, and 47.3% for urban areas. About 31% of beneficiaries newly diagnosed with diabetes did not participate within the past year. Controlling for other covariates, beneficiaries in rural areas were less likely to have participated in diabetes self-management education (AOR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.55-0.95) than those living in urban areas. Asian Americans were less likely to have participated (AOR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.28-0.84) than Whites. Those who were older, with lower education, and lower income levels were less likely to have participated (P < .05).

CONCLUSIONS: Recent MCBS data indicate that more than half of Medicare beneficiaries with T2DM did not participate in diabetes self-management education, and the participation rate in rural areas was 7 percentage points lower than that ​in urban areas. The study findings highlight challenges to maximize the benefits of participating in diabetes self-management education, particularly in rural areas.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association - 38(2022), 4 vom: 30. Sept., Seite 986-993

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luo, Huabin [VerfasserIn]
Basu, Rashmita [VerfasserIn]
Bell, Ronny A [VerfasserIn]
Rafferty, Ann P [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Dove, Cameron [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Access to care
Diabetes
Journal Article
Medicare beneficiary
Rural-urban difference
Self-management education

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Date Completed 23.09.2022

Date Revised 03.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jrh.12588

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325304475