The efficacy of a self‐management programme for people with diabetes, after a special training programme for healthcare workers in Taiwan: a quasi‐experimental design

Shu‐Fang Vivienne Wu, Shu‐Yuan Liang, Mei‐Chen Lee, Neng‐Chun Yu and Mu‐Jung Kao

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2014, vol. 23, issue 17-18, 2515-2524

Abstract: Aims and objectivies To analyse the efficacy of improving disease management after implementing a self‐management programme for people with type 2 diabetes administered by healthcare workers who have received special training. Background The needs for diabetic care include increased training for healthcare providers to enhance their confidence and skills in managing patients, both physically and mentally. Design Quasi‐experimental design. Methods This study recruited participants from outpatient clinics in 10 hospitals in Taiwan. In 2010, purposive sampling was used to recruit 228 participants from two medical centres, five regional hospitals and three district hospitals. Participants were enrolled in a ‘diabetes self‐management programme’ (watching patient videos, reading a diabetes self‐care handbook, participating in four consultation courses of diabetes self‐efficacy improvement, telephone follow‐up and positive reinforcement). Efficacy analysis of post‐test diabetes outcome variables of the experimental group was carried out. Sex, age and pretest score were used as the control variables for ancova test. Results Patients in the experimental group had significant improvement in body mass index (p

Date: 2014
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