Effects of an instructional WhatsApp group on self-care and HbA1c among female patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

To assess the effect of an instructional WhatsApp group on self-care and HbA1c levels among female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is a chronic disease that requires effective self-care. WhatsApp is a free application that can be effectively used for patient education. This study...

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Published in:PloS one 2024-09, Vol.19 (9), p.e0305845
Main Authors: Alhazmy, Riham Saud, Khalil, Asmaa Hamdi, Almutary, Hayfa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Analysis
Biology and life sciences
Care and treatment
Chronic diseases
Clinics
Data collection
Design analysis
Design of experiments
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Diagnosis
Disease
Education
Evaluation
Experimental design
Female
Females
Global health
Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin - analysis
Glycated Hemoglobin - metabolism
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Health aspects
Hemoglobin
Hospitals
Humans
Management
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Mobile Applications
Morbidity
Mortality
Obesity
Patient education
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Patients
People and places
Self Care
Self-care, Health
Telemedicine
Type 2 diabetes
Weight control
Women
Womens health
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Summary:To assess the effect of an instructional WhatsApp group on self-care and HbA1c levels among female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is a chronic disease that requires effective self-care. WhatsApp is a free application that can be effectively used for patient education. This study used a quasi-experimental design. A convenience sample of 62 female participants was recruited from the medical outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital. The Diabetes Self-Care Scale was used to assess the self-care profiles of the participants pre- and post-intervention. HbA1c samples were also collected at baseline and three months after receiving instructions from the WhatsApp group. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected during the pre-intervention stage. The mean HbA1c level decreased from 8.61 ± 1.70 to 7.92 ± 1.60 after implementing the WhatsApp group instructions; the values showed a significant difference (t-value = 5.107 and P-value < 0.001). The post-test mean score of total self-care was higher than the pre-test mean score (t-value = 12.359, P-value
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0305845