The Effects of Case Management Program for Diabetic Patients: Focused on Medium-sized Industrial Workers.
- Author:
Hyun Jung HWANG
1
;
Hye Sun JUNG
Author Information
1. Inha University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes;
Case management
- MeSH:
Blood Glucose;
Case Management;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Drinking;
Humans;
Life Style;
Occupational Health;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Stress, Psychological
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2010;19(2):258-267
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This paper studies the influence of the case-management program on the change of blood sugar, lifestyle, and knowledge level of diabetes mellitus (DM) for medium-sizedenterprise employees suffering from DM. METHOD: Subjects, divided into experimental and control groups, are 59 workers with FBS higher than 126mg/dl or under DM medication treatment in the medium-sized enterprises, being managed by two distinct university hospital group occupational health management service teams. The case management program for DM patients consists of 6 different processes in which each subject is treated. RESULT: FBS decreased in the experimental group after the program, while that of the control group increased significantly. In the experimental group, the amount of smoking, the frequency of drinking and the amount of drinking per week decreased. Also, the knowledge level for DM and the change of nutrition management showed significant increase. In the control group, the amount of smoking increased and the frequency of drinking, the amount of drinking and nutrition level did not change significantly. And the knowledge level for DM decreased. CONCLUSION: We expect that taking this case management program for DM management may significantly improve diabetic patients' overall health.
