Nurses only and multidisciplinary teams were the most frequent professionals to provide education , and most educational interventions were delivered postdischarge .
Psychoeducational interventions were generally effective at reducing smoking and admissions for patients with ACS .
Culturally appropriate health education , self-management educational interventions , group medical visits and psychoeducational interventions were generally effective for patients with T2DM .
Results indicate that there is a body of current evidence about the efficacy of health education , its content and delivery methods for patients with ACS or T2DM .
OBJECTIVES This umbrella review aim ed to identify the current evidence on health education-related interventions for patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) or type two diabetes mellitus ( T2DM ) ; identify the educational content , delivery methods , intensity , duration and setting required .
The purpose was to provide recommendations for educational interventions for high-risk patients with both ACS and T2DM .
Medication Compliance in Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes: A Randomized Comparison of Chlorpropamide and Insulin
Medication compliance may be a problem in the management of patients with diabetes . Some physicians initially treat patients having non-insulin-dependent diabetes with oral sulfonylureas because they fear greater compliance problems with insulin therapy . We compared compliance with insulin and chlorpropamide in patients newly beginning medication for NIDDM . Seventy-seven adults with hyperglycemia despite diet therapy were r and omly assigned to chlorpropamide or insulin . Compliance was measured four times over 24 wk . Patients then crossed over to the other medication and were followed for 24 additional weeks . Overall , there were no differences in compliance with the two medications in terms of percent of prescription used , proportion taking at least 80 % of prescribed medication , self-report of medication or diet compliance , or protocol dropout rates . However , treatment satisfaction was higher with chlorpropamide , and most patients preferred chlorpropamide to insulin ( P < 0.0001 ) . While such differences in satisfaction may affect long-term compliance , physicians should not assume that their patients will be less compliant with insulin than with oral sulfonylureas
Nurses only and multidisciplinary teams were the most frequent professionals to provide education , and most educational interventions were delivered postdischarge .
Psychoeducational interventions were generally effective at reducing smoking and admissions for patients with ACS .
Culturally appropriate health education , self-management educational interventions , group medical visits and psychoeducational interventions were generally effective for patients with T2DM .
Results indicate that there is a body of current evidence about the efficacy of health education , its content and delivery methods for patients with ACS or T2DM .
OBJECTIVES This umbrella review aim ed to identify the current evidence on health education-related interventions for patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) or type two diabetes mellitus ( T2DM ) ; identify the educational content , delivery methods , intensity , duration and setting required .
The purpose was to provide recommendations for educational interventions for high-risk patients with both ACS and T2DM .