with increasing prevalence of diabetes in older people, it is important to understand factors that affect their
outcomes. The Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) project is a demonstration project to evaluate
the feasibility and effectiveness of telemedicine with diverse, medically underserved, older diabetes patients. Subjects were
randomised to telemedicine case management or usual care. This intervention has been shown to result in improved medical
outcomes and self-efficacy. Self-efficacy refers to one’s belief that (s)he can successfully engage in a behaviour. Self-efficacy
has been shown to relate to behaviour change and glycaemic control in middle-aged individuals, but not studied in older
individuals.