A Pre and Post Survey to Evaluate Patient Perception of Group Diabetes Self-management Education in Rural Health Clinics
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Diabetes is a significant clinical issue in the primary care setting. Providers struggle to overcome barriers to facilitate therapeutic interventions for populations served. The specific aim of this study was to assess group diabetes self-management education from a patient perspective. Evaluation of diabetes knowledge and confidence of diabetes management was conducted in rural primary care clinics. This study utilized a one-group pretest-posttest design to patients receiving group diabetes self-management education in Southeast Kansas rural primary care clinics by a certified diabetes educator. The surveyed population included individual’s ages 18-65 with prediabetes, type 1, or type 2 diabetes who received DSME education between December 1, 2018, and February 28, 2019, at five rural primary care clinics in Southeast Kansas. A paired t-test was run on a sample of 31 DSME participants to determine whether there was a statistically significant mean difference between pretest and posttest scores of diabetes knowledge and confidence before and after DSME. The project results showed an increase between pre and post diabetes knowledge of 1.2 points and an increase in self-management confidence of 1.3 points. These findings determine that DSME can be beneficial for increasing diabetes knowledge and confidence in diabetes management.
Authors: Stormy Carter, Ashleigh Heter
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2955910795