Effects of diabetic health education pictures on blood sugar control and self-care ability of type 2 diabetic patients

VernacularTitle:看图对话教育模式对2型糖尿病病人自我护理行为及血糖控制的影响
Author: Jianshu LIU ; Yunjiao LIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: type 2 diabetes mellitus; diabetes education; picture and dialogue; self-care ability; blood glucose
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2015;(4):34-37
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of diabetic health education pictures on blood sugar control and self-care ability of type 2 diabetic patients. Methods Using the registration number and random digit table, 84 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into the experiment group and the control group with 42 cases in each group. The control group received traditional diabetes knowledge education, and the experiment group was educated with the mode ofpicture and dialoguehealth education, 60 to 90min per week for 8 weeks. The patients in the two groups were observed before and after the intervention in terms of the fasting blood glucose, postprandial 2h blood glucose, glycatedhemoglobin (gycated, hemoglobin, HbAlc) and self-care ability. Result The differences in blood sugar value index and self-care behavior score after the intervention between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Application of′picture and dialogue′education mode can enhance patients′ability of self-care behaviors the effect of health education and stabilize the level of blood glucose of patients.