Assessment of the function and effect of diabetes education programs in Taiwan

A multi-center prospective study was conducted to assess the function and impact of diabetic education programs on diabetic control. A total of 208 subjects with type 2 diabetes were recruited. Diabetes self-care, assessed by questionnaire, was evaluated before, and 4 months after attending a diabet...

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Published in:Diabetes research and clinical practice 1999-11, Vol.46 (2), p.177-182
Main Authors: Jiang, Yi-Der, Chuang, Lee-Ming, Wu, Huey-Peir, Shiau, Shu-Jen, Wang, Chao-Hung, Lee, Yann-Jin, Juang, Jyuhn-Huarng, Lin, Boniface J., Tai, Tong-Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - analysis
Blood Pressure
Diabetes education programs
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Fasting - blood
Female
General aspects
Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Self Care
Surveys and Questionnaires
Systole
Taiwan
Tropical medicine
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Summary:A multi-center prospective study was conducted to assess the function and impact of diabetic education programs on diabetic control. A total of 208 subjects with type 2 diabetes were recruited. Diabetes self-care, assessed by questionnaire, was evaluated before, and 4 months after attending a diabetes education course. A total of 121 subjects who received advanced diabetes education courses were designated as the experimental group. A second group of 87 cases receiving a basic course served as controls. In addition to basic knowledge, the advanced education programs included dietary control, blood glucose monitoring, management of hypoglycemia, medication compliance, foot care and exercise. Diabetes self-care techniques were significantly improved in the experimental group. The overall score for diabetes self-care techniques improved in both groups at the 4th month over baseline values. The change was significant with the controls’ ( P
ISSN:0168-8227
1872-8227
DOI:10.1016/S0168-8227(99)00085-6