Web-Based Education versus Counseling on Diabetic Patients' Outcomes

ISBN-13: 9783659474606 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 64 str.

Fathia Mersal; Nahed Mersal; Naglaa Mahdy

Opis

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally, and its related complications result in increasing disability, reduced life expectancy and enormous health costs. Diabetes management education is a critical element of care for all people with diabetes and it is necessary to improve patient outcomes through traditional diabetes patient education strategy and/or through internet based education that has the opportunity to expand the to the massive individuals with diabetes Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of Web-Based education versus counseling on diabetic patients' outcomes including patients' diabetic knowledge, level of self-efficacy, self- care activities and blood glucose level. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental research design.. Setting: The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for diabetes in Ain Shams University hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. The Subjects: Purposive sample of patients were included in the study. Patients for this study were adult and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Patients divided randomly into two equal groups (45 patients each) to constitute the web-based group and counseling

O autorze

Fathia Ahmed Mersal Fathia Ahmed Mersal Assistant professor of community health Nursing. Had PhD in Nursing Science Community health Nursing in 2007 form Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University. published a book and many articles in international journals. worked as assistant professor in Ain Shams University and Qassim university.