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Effectiveness of a Health Literacy and Diabetes Self‐Management Education (DSME) Improvement Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Community‐Based Quasiexperimental Study in Thailand

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background: This community‐based randomised controlled study was aimed at evaluating a health literacy (HL) and diabetes self‐management education (DSME) improvement program (HL‐DSME program) among people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods : The program conducted in Sakonnakhon Province in northeastern Thailand comprised 1 day of theory and a 4‐week period of follow‐up. There were 72 participants (36 participants for each intervention and control group) in the program. Independent t ‐tests, one‐way analysis of variance and, paired‐sample T ‐tests were used to predict HL and self‐management scores. Results : The participants in the intervention group increased their total HL score and four dimensions of the HL score significantly in comparison to those in the control group. Total self‐management score and the score related to the dimension of exercise behaviour among the participants in the intervention group improved significantly in comparison to those in the control group. Conclusion : The HL‐DSME program could increase the total score of HL, scores of four dimensions of HL, the total score of self‐management, and the score related to exercise behaviour. Healthcare providers who try to enhance diabetes patients’ self‐management practices should consider diabetes patients’ HL and provide health education regularly. Diabetes management approach should be scalable, efficacious, sustainable, and affordable for patients. Trial Registration: Thai Registry of Clinical Trials: TCTR20241120002

Source: Journal of Diabetes Research

DOI: 10.1155/jdr/2640702

Authors: Fatima Ibrahim Abdulsalam, Sribud Srichaijaroonpong, Natthida Phoosuwan, Natthida Phoosuwan, Nitikorn Phoosuwan, Nitikorn Phoosuwan

Institutions: Kasetsart University, Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: Diabetes Management and Education

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,760