A Nurse-Led Inpatient Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program to Improve Patient Knowledge and Treatment Adherence

Autor/in	Macido, Antony
Titel	A Nurse-Led Inpatient Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program to Improve Patient Knowledge and Treatment Adherence
Quelle	In: Journal of Health Education Teaching, 10 (2019) 1, S.1-10 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2333-4851
Schlagwörter	Patient Education; Diabetes; Nurses; Patients; Self Management; Drug Therapy; Program Effectiveness; Outcomes of Treatment; Skill Development; Hospitals; Adults; Knowledge Level; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Patient; Selbstmanagement; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Krankengymnast; Krankenhaus; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	Purpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing problem in the United States and worldwide. Diabetes possesses a significant burden on the healthcare costs. An evidence-based, practical, and economically feasible strategy to tackle the growing burden of DM is imminent. Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is the backbone to improve the care in DM. A research study called a nurse-led inpatient DSMES was designed and implemented in a community hospital on the west coast to improve patient knowledge of DM and medication adherence with DM. Methods: A descriptive, pretest-posttest study was employed to evaluate the effects of a DSMES program on patient knowledge of DM and patient medication adherence in an inpatient setting on the West coast. Convenience sampling was utilized, and the sample included 10 participants. Paired t-test was used to compare the group means before and after the provision of DSMES to the same sample. Results: The study revealed a statistically significant improvement (p = 0.026) in the participants' knowledge of DM after the provision of DSMES while no changes (although not statistically significant, p = 1.00), in the participants' medication adherence. Conclusions: Provision of DSMES by nurses can improve the outcomes of patients with DM in inpatient settings. Recommendations: Implementation of a nurse-led DSMES project has the potential to improve patient knowledge and diabetes self-management skills, which can, in turn, improve treatment adherence and potentially prevent frequent hospitalizations in patients with DM. Further large-scale studies are needed to generate further evidence to support the provision of DSMES by nurses. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01