Effect of peer group education on the quality of life of elderly individuals with diabetes: A randomized clinical trial

Abstract

Background:Considering the important role of education and the benefits of peer education in increasing patients' independence in self-care, as well as the socio-economic benefit of using peer education, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of peer education on the quality of life (QOL) of elderly people with diabetes.Materials and Methods:This clinical trial was conducted with 44 diabetic people aged over 65 years in selected health centers of Isfahan, Iran, in 2014. After preparing the peer group, 8 educational sessions were held for the participants of the groups by their peers (intervention group) and by the researcher (control group). The Diabetes Quality-of-Life (DQOL) measure was used to assess their QOL before, immediately after, and 1 month after the intervention.Results:The difference between the groups in terms of the total quality of life score immediately after the intervention was significant (t = 8.63; p = 0.001). The results showed that the QOL score in the dimensions of worries about diabetes effects (t = 12.13, p = 0.042), impact of diabetes treatment, (t = 8.63, p = 0.001), and satisfaction with diabetes treatment (t = 11.33, p = 0.001) was significantly different in the groups immediately after the intervention.Conclusions:Peer education increased the QOL of patients with diabetes, with significantly better results than the researcher training group immediately after the training. Thus, this method can be used to improve the QOL of the aged population.

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The Effect of Using Peer on Self-Care, Quality of Life, and Adherence in Elderly People with Coronary Artery Disease

“…The present study results demonstrated that the use of multimedia-based peer education led to a significant increase in the mean scores of self-care, adherence, and quality of life among the elderly individuals with coronary artery disease compared to the control group. The results of the study conducted by Ghasemi et al were in line with those of the present study, indicating that the use of a peer group increased the self-care scores of the elderly people suffering from diabetes [ 25 ]. Similarly, Ahmadi et al showed in their study that the use of peer education increased the self-care scores of the elderly patients suffering from diabetes [ 26 ].…”

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“…Alat ukur yang digunakan dalam yang diulas dalam studi ini antara lain: 1) WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life),MPQ (McGill Pain Questionnaire Modified) dalam artikel yang berjudul Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Therapy (ACT Rehab) on Quality of Life, Saverity and Duration of Pain: in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain didapatkan peningkatan setiap komponen kualitas hidup pada kelompok intervensi dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol pada dengan nilai (p <0.001) meskipun pada durasi dan kualitas nyeri tidak begitu signifikan (p<0.23)(Seyedeh Maryam, 2018). 2) DQOL (the Diabetes Quality of Life) dalam artikel yang berjudul Effect of Peer Group Education on the Quality of Life of Elderly Individuals with Diabetes: a Randomized Clinical Trial didapatkan peningkatan kualitas hidup pada lansia dengan diabetes setelah dilakukan edukasi peer group dengan nilai signifikansi (p = 0.001)(Maryam Ghasemi, 2018). 3) Pada artikel yang ketiga menggunakan alat ukur berupa kuesioner hasil dari pengembangan peneliti sendiri yang mengacu pada nilai-nilai Health Belief Model didapatkan hasil bahwa terjadi peningkatan pada setiap komponen HBM dengan signifikansi (p< 0.001) (RezaTavakkoli, 2018).…”