Effect of self-management program based on empowerment education model on dia-betes patients living in rural areas
Objective To explore the effect of self-management program based on empowerment education model on diabetes patients living in rural areas.Methods Totally,78 rural diabetes patients living in rural areas of Hubei province were selected and divided into 2 groups in chronological order of admission:the control group(June to October 2022)and the intervention group(November 2022 to March 2023),39 cases each.The intervention group was subjected to a self-management program developed based on the empowerment education model,while the control group to the conventional diabetes education program.Fasting blood glucose levels,self-management ability and attitude towards disease were compared between the two groups before and after intervention.Results Thirty-four cases in the intervention group and 35 cases in the control group completed the study.The intervention group had significantly higher scores of self-management ability and diabetes attitude,and lower fasting blood glucose level on the day of discharge,and 3 and 6 months after discharge(all P＜0.05).Conclusion The self-management program developed based on the empowerment education model can significantly improve attitude towards diabetes and blood glucose control among diabetes pa-tients living in rural areas,and enhance their self-management ability.
diabetesrural areasblood glucoseself-managementattitude towards diseaseempowermentempower-ment educationhealth education
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