Interventions were generally effective on behavior change and patients ’ glycemic control in the short term ( ≤9 months ) .
Conclusions The limited studies available suggest that diabetes self-management education programs in developing countries are effective in the short term but must be tailored to conform to the cultural aspects of the target population
Purpose Although self-management education is a key factor in the care for diabetes patients , its implementation in developing countries is not well documented .
This systematic review considers the published literature on diabetes self-management education in high and low mortality developing countries .
The aim is to provide a state of the art of current practice s and assess program outcomes , cultural sensitivity , and accessibility to low literate patients .
The effectiveness of nutritional education on the knowledge of diabetic patients using the health belief model
BACKGROUND : Patients have a major role in the control and treatment of type 2 diabetes . So , knowledge of different aspects of this disease especially diet therapy is very important for these patients . This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Health Belief Model ( HBM ) on nutrition education in type 2 diabetic patients . METHOD : Eighty eight type 2 diabetic patients attending Iranian Diabetes Association seminars were r and omly selected to participate in the study ( 44 in intervention group and 44 in control group ) . The intervention was consisted of two educational sessions each one for 80 minutes . Data were collected by a vali date d and reliable question naire ( 58 questions ) before intervention and one month after intervention . RESULTS : After intervention , knowledge scores increased in the intervention group compared to the control group ( Mean differences in the intervention and test group : 22.68 ± 15.90 vs - 2.27 ± 17.30 , P < 0.001 ) . Perceived susceptibility increased significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group ( 27.5 ± 18.5 vs 3.9 ± 17.2 , P < 0.001 ) . The result was the same for perceived severity , perceived threatened and perceived benefits ( P < 0.001 ) . In contrast perceived barriers reduced in the intervention group compared to the control diet ( -14.7 ± 13.3 vs 0.9 ± 13.9 , P < 0.001 ) . In the intervention group , behavior grade s increased more than control group ( 34.61 ± 14.93 vs -0.23 ± 8.52 , P < 0.001 ) . CONCLUSION : The efficacy of the health belief model in nutritional education to the diabetic patients was confirmed in the present study
Interventions were generally effective on behavior change and patients ’ glycemic control in the short term ( ≤9 months ) .
Conclusions The limited studies available suggest that diabetes self-management education programs in developing countries are effective in the short term but must be tailored to conform to the cultural aspects of the target population
Purpose Although self-management education is a key factor in the care for diabetes patients , its implementation in developing countries is not well documented .
This systematic review considers the published literature on diabetes self-management education in high and low mortality developing countries .
The aim is to provide a state of the art of current practice s and assess program outcomes , cultural sensitivity , and accessibility to low literate patients .