The effect of diabetic education on the patients using insulin treatment / 中国糖尿病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effect of diabetic education on the patients using insulin treatment.Methods 41 cases of diabetes were trained in three different waysgroup education,individual education and self education in the hospital for three to four weeks by a team of nurses.Results The results showed that the total average test score was increased by 4.44 after education.The average test scores was 9.37±0.45 after education and higher than before education (4.93±0.59) ( P <0.001).12.4% of the patients got full scores after education,34.1% of the patients got the excellent scores (≥8) before education.82.9% of patients got excellent scores after education.41.5% of the patients got low scores (<3) before education,and it was only 3.1% after education.For diabetic knowledge accumulating,the effects were significant ( P <0.001).The self care skill and knowledge such as self monitor of blood glucose and urine glucose,foot care were improved ( P <0.001).By education,diet control,exercise,oral hypoglycemic durgs and insulin treatment,FBS and PBS of patients were efficiently controled ( P <0.001).Conclusion Education is an important way for the patients to learn diabetic knowledge,improve the ability of self management