Computer-Assisted Diabetes Nutrition Education Increases Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Medical Students

Engel, Samuel S.; Crandall, Jill P.; Basch, Charles E.; Zybert, Patricia; Wylie‐Rosett, Judith

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“…However, when students were given the same set of questions 6 months later, scores declined, and were no better than the control group. Several previous studies assessing short-term educational interventions and exclusively evaluating short-term outcomes have reported similar findings [15, 21, 27, 28]. This may represent effective presentations and/or the advantages of short-term memory.…”

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Can a single interactive seminar durably improve knowledge and confidence of hospital diabetes management?

Bodnar

Iyengar

Patil

et al. 2016

Clin Diabetes Endocrinol

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BackgroundSafe and effective diabetes management in the hospital is challenging. Inadequate knowledge has been identified by trainees as a key barrier. In this study we assess both the short-term and long-term impact of an interactive seminar on medical student knowledge and comfort with hospital diabetes management.MethodsAn interactive seminar covering hospital diabetes management and utilizing an audience response system was added to the third-year medical student curriculum. Students were given a multiple choice assessment immediately before and after the seminar to assess their comprehension of the material. Students were also asked to rate their confidence on this topic. Approximately 6 months later, students were given the same assessment to determine if the improvements in hospital diabetes knowledge and confidence were durable over time. Students from the preceding medical school class, who did not have a hospital diabetes seminar as a part of their curriculum, were used as a control.ResultsFifty–three students participated in the short-term assessment immediately before and after the seminar. The mean score (maximum 15) was 7.7 +/- 2.7 (51%) on the pre-test and 11.4 +/- 1.8 (76%) on the post-test (p < 0.01). 75 students who attended the seminar completed the same set of questions 6 months later with mean score of 9.2 ± 2.3 (61%). The control group of 100 students who did not attend seminar had a mean score of 8.8 ± 2.5 (58%). The difference in scores between the students 6-months after the seminar and the control group was not significantly different (p = 0.30).ConclusionsDespite initial short-term gains, a single seminar on hospital diabetes management did not durably improve trainee knowledge or confidence. Addition of repeated and focused interactions during clinical rotations or other sustained methods of exposure need to be evaluated.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40842-016-0038-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Can a single interactive seminar durably improve knowledge and confidence of hospital diabetes management?

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Patil

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Clin Diabetes Endocrinol

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“…For example, Kipp (1997) reported a positive response by ®rst year medical students to computerized modules accessible on the world wide web. Engel et al (1997) found the web an effective method for delivering diabetes nutrition education to third year medical students (http:aamedicine.aecom.yu. eduadiabetesaDE.htm).…”

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Developments and challenges in family practice nutrition education for residents and practicing physicians: An overview of the North American experience

1999

Eur J Clin Nutr

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The history of nutrition education in family medicine residency training and continuing medical education (CME) in North America is brie¯y reviewed. Past efforts have been successful in improving knowledge and attitudes toward nutrition. Some of the barriers to physicians providing nutrition services to their patients, such as poor reimbursement for those services, are largely outside the domain of medical educators. However, the education and training of family practice residents and practicing physicians in nutrition has not yet fully matured. Strategies are needed that impact physician counseling behaviors. Strengthening the content of certi®cation examinations, providing evidence that brief counseling strategies impact patient outcomes, and role modeling counseling through multimedia delivery are three educational strategies with potential.

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“…19 Self-effi cacy has been successfully used in educational programs for diabetes patients. [20][21][22][23] The lack of instruments adapted and validated for the Brazilian population has been a barrier for conducting studies relating to this population. We found in the literature many instruments that evaluate self-effi cacy in diabetes cases: the Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES) and the Diabetes Self-Effi cacy Scale (DSES), which evaluate self-effi cacy in type 1 and 2 diabetics; 24,25 the Self-Effi cacy in Adolescent Girls and Boys With InsulinDependent Diabetes Mellitus scale, which is specifi c for type 1 diabetics; 16 and the Insulin Management Diabetes Self-Effi cacy Scale (IMDSES).…”

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Self-efficacy scale for Brazilians with type 1 diabetes

2007

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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Diabetes is a public health problem and good glycemic control is able to prevent or contain its complications. Self-efficacy is a key factor in successfully achieving behavior goals. The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the insulin management diabetes self-efficacy scale (IMDSES) on type 1 diabetes patients from southern Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Validation study in two cities in southern Brazil. METHODS: The psychometric properties of IMDSES were evaluated in a population of type 1 diabetes patients (n = 213), from September to December 2004, who were attended within the Brazilian public healthcare system. Principal component analysis was conducted to develop the subscales. Cronbach’s alpha was used as the reliability coefficient. RESULTS: The analysis of psychometric properties resulted in an IMDSES consisting of 20 items and three subscales: diet (alpha: 0.83), insulin (alpha: 0.92) and general management (alpha: 0.78) and accounted for 53% of the variance. Criteria validity was investigated through two parameters: glycohemoglobin, which showed significant association with self-efficacy on the insulin subscale (p = 0.04), and the variable "adherence", which was significantly associated with self-efficacy on two subscales (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the IMDSES is valid and reliable, and can be used to measure results from diabetes educational programs and to measure self-efficacy relating to diabetes management, for possible interventions.

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Computer-Assisted Diabetes Nutrition Education Increases Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Medical Students

Cited by 20 publications

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Can a single interactive seminar durably improve knowledge and confidence of hospital diabetes management?

Can a single interactive seminar durably improve knowledge and confidence of hospital diabetes management?

Developments and challenges in family practice nutrition education for residents and practicing physicians: An overview of the North American experience

Self-efficacy scale for Brazilians with type 1 diabetes

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