Research

AADE has accepted the challenge of promoting diabetes educational and behavioral research designed to build and maintain a comprehensive body of knowledge about diabetes education by sponsoring and encouraging research in a variety of ways:

  • Systematic Literature Reviews
    The AADE Research Committee issued a call for systematic literature reviews for each of the AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors. Authors assessed available research on the development, use and outcomes of the seven behaviors and identified gaps in evidence. The peer-reviewed results of the project were published in The Diabetes Educator journal in the November/December 2007 issue.

  • AADE7™ System Project
    The AADE7™ System Project was co-developed with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to help validate behavior change outcomes measures, drive practice through standardization, develop and test tools to implement and measure behavior change, and generate evidence for further research and advocacy. A summary of progress to date will be published in The Diabetes Educator journal in 2007.

  • Patient Access to Diabetes Education
    Understanding the opportunities and barriers to diabetes education is essential for advancing the role of the diabetes educator. A two-year study assessed factors that inhibit or promote the availability of diabetes education and the utilization of the diabetes-self management training benefit. The findings are being reported at the 2007 AADE Annual Meeting. This project was made possible by an AADE Education and Research Foundation grant.

  • Research-Related Sessions at Annual Meeting
    The AADE Annual Meeting provides an excellent venue for sharing recent research findings and outcomes relating to diabetes self-management education. The process begins with abstract submission through to effective communication and presentation. AADE provides guidance for all aspects of this process .

  • Summits
    For AADE to define education and the role of the educator, we must build the evidence to clearly articulate the role of the educator.

Research Grants through the AADE Education and Research Foundation
Well-funded support for research on diabetes education and its related outcomes contributes to evidence building regarding self-management practice.  A successful grants program has been established through the AADE Education and Research Foundation.

Read more about Research at AADE:

Research Mission and Agenda

Provides an overview of the association's research mission and goals.

Research Grants

Provides information about current research grants sponsored by AADE.

Research Results

Access summaries and reports from recent research projects funded by the association. 

Support for Researchers  

Introduces several useful resources for professionals who are engaged in or beginning research.

Evidence Analysis Library 

Available only to AADE members. Read summaries of the best available research on dietetics and nutrition.