Clinical Evaluation of the Impact of a Patient Education Program

Abstract

A 5-day patient education program, taught on an outpatient basis, was evaluated to determine its effect on metabolic control as reflected by glycosylated hemoglobin test values. A quasi-experimental design was used, consisting of a pretest, a posttest, and a follow-up assessment made approximately 6 months after the posttest. The 72 experimental and 324 comparison subjects all had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), were between 14 and 78 years of age, and had a duration of diabetes ranging from 1 to 20 years. The experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in Hb A1 values from pre- to posttest and sustained these posttest levels upon follow-up, although not at statistically significant levels. The comparison group showed no pre- to posttest difference, but demonstrated an improvement from posttest to follow-up assessment.

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“…However, effective control of the disease not only achieves metabolic balance, but also has a wide range of positive consequences. For instance, it increases the patient’s ability to adapt to living with diabetes in a social context, which is often a difficult process for children and teenagers (Garrard et al . 1990).…”

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