Impact of educational group strategy to improve clinical and glycemic parameters in individuals with diabetes and hypertension

To evaluate the impact of an educationalgroup strategy to improve clinical and glycemicparameters in individuals with diabetes andhypertension. Methods. This descriptive prospectivestudy included 172 individuals living in São José do RioPreto-SP, Brazil, who were enrolled in a well-integratededucational group called HIPERDIA (Record Systemfor Follow-up of Hypertensive and Diabetic Individuals)coordinated by a qualified multidisciplinary team. Weanalyzed sociodemographic, anthropometric, clinical,and laboratory data. Data were collected in the first,fifth, and eighth meeting of the educational group.Results. A total of 68.6% of patients were women,85.4% were white, 64.0% had an incomplete basiceducation, 47.7% were retired, 79.7% had beendiagnosed with diabetes for 6 or more years, 9.9%were smokers, and 9.9% used alcohol. Individuals’diastolic blood pressure decreased between the fifthand eighth meeting (p