Evaluation of the impact of a diabetes education eLearning program for school personnel on diabetes knowledge, knowledge retention and confidence in caring for students with diabetes.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
; 139: 348-356, 2018 May.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To study the impact of a novel comprehensive eLearning approach in delivering diabetes related education program that includes knowledge and sets of practices to the school personnel in Kuwait to enable them to provide a supportive environment for students with diabetes.METHODS:
The program was designed with three components namely; knowledge, skills and recommendations. The diabetes knowledge was delivered through an interactive eLearning program, the effectiveness of which was assessed using diabetes knowledge questionnaires which were deployed pre- and post-course delivery. Additionally, the participants' knowledge retention and confidence in caring for a student with diabetes were evaluated at 6 or 12â¯months post-intervention.RESULTS:
A total of 124 public schools' personnel participated in the program. Post e-Learning delivery, diabetes knowledge increased significantly from baseline (pâ¯<â¯0.0001) and knowledge was retained over 6 and 12â¯months. Average of overall confidence scores in caring for students with diabetes was 61.86% in all items of care.CONCLUSIONS:
Offering eLearning diabetes education for school personnel increases their knowledge which can be retained for up to 12â¯months and imparts confidence in caring for students with diabetes. This novel approach of delivering diabetes education will help school personnel in managing students with diabetes.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Retenção Psicológica
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Serviços de Saúde Escolar
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Educação em Saúde
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Internet
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article