BMJ  2005;330 (19 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.0-a

Sharing stories may improve diabetes education

A new method based on informal storytelling may be acceptable and beneficial in overcoming the gap that exists in diabetes education of people from minority ethnic groups who do not speak English. Greenhalgh and colleagues (p 628) report the results of the action research framework, drawing primarily from narrative methods, which they used to develop and refine the new intervention. Training bilingual health advocates who then led the diabetes support and education groups using a "sharing stories" format were popular with staff and service users, but now need to be formally tested in a randomised controlled trial.

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