Efficacy of a disease management program focused on acquisition of self-management skills in pre-dialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy: 24 months follow-up - Efficacy of a disease management program focused on acquisition of self-management skills in pre-dialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy: 24 months follow-up

Of the 31 subjects enrolled in each group, 26 subjects in the intervention group and 27 subjects in the control group were analyzed after excluding drop-outs. During the study period, 0 and 2 subjects in the intervention group and the control group started RRT, respectively. In the intervention group, renal function maintained, while significant worsening was observed in the control group. Hemoglobin A1c improved in the intervention group, on the contrary became significantly worse in the control group. In the intervention group, all process indicators of behavior modification increased significantly after our intervention.