Effects of a Diabetes Self-Management Education Program on Glucose Levels and Self-Care in Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Rocío Romero-Castillo, Manuel Pabón-Carrasco (), Nerea Jiménez-Picón and José Antonio Ponce-Blandón
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Rocío Romero-Castillo: Centro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida de la Cruz Roja, No. 1, 41009 Seville, Spain
Manuel Pabón-Carrasco: Centro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida de la Cruz Roja, No. 1, 41009 Seville, Spain
Nerea Jiménez-Picón: Centro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida de la Cruz Roja, No. 1, 41009 Seville, Spain
José Antonio Ponce-Blandón: Centro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida de la Cruz Roja, No. 1, 41009 Seville, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-13

Abstract: (1) Background: Several factors have been associated with the success of health education programs, such contact time, with better results being obtained from more intensive programs and early outcome measurement. Nurses play an essential role in educating patients with diabetes both in disease-management, therapeutic education, and healthy lifestyles promotion as well as emotion management. The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-led educational program based on patients with type 1 diabetes; (2) Methods: An experimental, two-group comparison design, 69 patients participated in the intervention group and 62 in control group. The control group received routine health education and follow-up. The intervention group received intensive educational program led by nurses. The effects were evaluated after 1 and 3 months of intervention; (3) Results: The differences between groups in sensor usage, knowledge, and diabetes self-care three months after the educational program were significant; (4) Conclusions: The program could help type 1 diabetes patients to improve the control rates for blood glucose. The continuous glucose monitoring sensor allowed knowing which parameters improved one and three months after the intervention. The hypothesis of the influence of the emotional state on glucose levels was confirmed.

Keywords: type 1 diabetes; health education; nurses; self-management; self-care; glycemic control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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