TY - JOUR AU - Santorelli, Melissa L. AU - Ekanayake, Ruwani M. AU - Wilkerson-Leconte, LorieAnn PY - 2017 TI - Participation in a Diabetes Self-Management Class Among Adults With Diabetes, New Jersey 2013-2015 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E63 VL - 14 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - Identifying patient groups with low participation in diabetes self-management education can inform efforts to improve its use. Data from the 2013-2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were used to assess variation in participation in a diabetes self-management class in New Jersey. Nonparticipation varied significantly by race/ethnicity (P < .001), education (P < .001), health care coverage (P = .04), county (P < .001), years since diagnosis (P < .001), and whether a diabetes provider visit occurred in the past year (P = .002). Attention is warranted in identifying participation barriers among patients who live in certain counties, have less education, are without health care coverage, have been diagnosed with diabetes more recently, visit a provider less often, or belong to certain racial/ethnic minority groups. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.170023 DO - 10.5888/pcd14.170023 ER -