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A Pharmacy Student–Facilitated Interprofessional Diabetes Clinic With the Penobscot Nation

COMMUNITY CASE STUDY — Volume 12 — November 5, 2015

PEER REVIEWED

Figure 1. HbA1c measurements at baseline and follow-up among 48 patients in Penobscot Nation Health Center diabetes clinic. Average time between the 2 measures was 250 days. 

Type of diabetes No. of Participants Median Baseline HbA1c Measure Median Follow-Up HbA1c Measure
Uncontrolled 18 9.25 7.6
Controlled 30 6.15 6.4

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Figure 2. Percentage of survey respondents in the Penobscot Nation Health Center diabetes clinic who agreed (on a 5-point scale) that a provider was helpful, respectful, or knowledgeable. Other points on the scale were somewhat agree, unsure, somewhat disagree, and disagree. 

Provider Type Helpful, % Respectful, % Knowledgeable, %
Pharmacy student 87.5 96.9 90.6
Nurse 90.0 95.0 95.0
Nutritionist 96.4 100.0 100.0
Practitioner 93.9 96.9 96.9

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Figure 3. Percentage of survey respondents in the Penobscot Nation Health Center diabetes clinic who indicated they were very likely or likely to change a health behavior. Other points on the scale were not sure, unlikely, and very unlikely.

Health behavior Very Likely to Change, % Likely to Change, %
Change food habits 50.0 41.9
Change exercise 45.2 35.5
Test blood glucose 66.7 22.2
Take medications 79.7 17.2

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