The effect of education given to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on self-care

KARAKURT P., Kasikci M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.170-179, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2012.02013.x
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.170-179
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nursing, patient education, self-care, type 2 diabetes mellitus, LIFE-STYLE, GLYCEMIC CONTROL, OLDER PATIENTS, OUTCOMES, NURSE, IMPROVEMENT, MANAGEMENT, EXERCISE, PEOPLE, ADULTS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This research was performed as a single group pretest-posttest experimental design to determine the effect of education given to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on self-care. The research was performed between October 2007 and June 2008 in the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinics located in A and B Blocks of Erzincan State Hospital. The research population included 100 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who attended the above mentioned units between the specified dates and met the inclusion criteria. Patients were subjected to a pretest using a patient identification form, Diabetes Self-Care Scale (DSCS) form in Turkish language and metabolic control parameters. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean values of pre-education and posteducation DSCS scores with an increase in mean posteducation scores. These results demonstrate that the education given to patients improves their self-care and metabolic control variables.