New Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes - Online Education
Condition: Type 2 Diabetes
MeSH terms: Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      To determine the effect of online education given to individuals with newly diagnosed type 2
      diabetes on metabolic control, self-care and health literacy. A randomized controlled trial.
      This study was conducted with 95 new diagnosed diabetes patients in the Endocrine Polyclinic
      of a university hospital. Personal Information Form, Diabetes Self-Care Activities Scale and
      Health Literacy Scale were used to evaluate the data. SPSS 21 program was used in the
      analysis of the data and a p<0.05 level was considered significant.
    

Detailed description: 
      Participants were randomized into both groups (intervention and control). The Consolidated
      Standard of Reporting Trials-CONSORT 2010-guidelines were used to conduct a randomized
      controlled trial. Sample size was estimated using the G*POWER software tool, based on 80%
      power and 95% confidence interval. A minimum of 45 individuals in each group were needed to
      determine the difference in the mean of the measurements (10% more calculated for the
      probability of sample loss). Between the data collection dates, 248 patients were reached and
      invited to participate in this study. 78 patients did not meet the inclusion criteria and 70
      patients refused to participate. A total of 100 eligible patients were randomized; 50 were
      assigned to the intervention group and 50 to the control group. After reaching the targeted
      number, data collection forms were filled in. The participants were then randomly randomized
      into control and intervention groups in the computer program. Until the randomization was
      made, it was not known in which groups the individuals were. Randomization was performed
      after the target number was reached. The first diabetes self-management training was given to
      all patients by diabetes education nurses face-to-face in the outpatient clinic.

      After the study objectives were stated and informed consent was obtained from the study
      participants, face-to-face interviews by trained interviewers were used to complete the
      questionnaires. The interviews lasted 20-25 minutes.
    

Intervention name(s): Online Education; Control Group
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Other
Intervention description(s): Diabetes education presentations prepared beforehand were explained in two parts in each training. Training interventions were carried out weekly over Zoom for 4 weeks, lasting approximately 40 minutes. Patients' questions were answered.
Two months after the training was completed, the current routine analysis results of the participants were taken again, and height and weight measurements were made with the same measurement tools. Participants were allowed to fill in the data collection forms again.; The control group didn't apply any interference during the study. Participants in the control group continued their routine follow-up.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care