Revista clínica española
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Revista clínica española · Mar 2020
Methodological guidelines for preparing a structured therapeutic education program: From design to evaluation.
Therapeutic patient education (TPE) is effective and essential in the context of the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, in which tools are needed for planning structured programs. The objective of this project was to develop guidelines for designing and assessing a TPE program. ⋯ The methodology provided by this document serves as an instrument for the standardised and systematic planning of educational programs and unifies the criteria in their drafting. However, the document needs to be adapted to the condition and population to which each program is directed.
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The relationship between diabetes and heart failure is complex and bidirectional. Nevertheless, the existence of a cardiomyopathy attributable exclusively to diabetes has been and is still the subject of controversy, due, among other reasons, to a lack of a consensus definition. ⋯ Similarly, new treatments have been shown to play a potential role in this disease. The following review provides an update on diabetic cardiomyopathy.