Application of a Participatory Health Education Toolkit in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Objective:To design and develop a Participatory Health Education Toolkit,and to explore its influence on disease knowledge and health behaviors of patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods:A Participatory Health Education Toolkit adapted to local culture was developed and verified.Eighty-one patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into control group(40 cases)and intervention group(41 cases).The control group received routine health education,while the intervention group received Participatory Research,Participatory Role-playing and Participatory Review(3-PR)health education based on Participatory Health Education Toolkit.The level of glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),scores of diabetes knowledge and diabetes self-management behaviors were compared between the two groups after 3 months of intervention.Results:After the intervention,the level of HbA1c,the scores of diabetes knowledge and diabetes self-management behaviors in the intervention group were significantly better than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Using Participatory Health Education Toolkit can significantly improve patients'self-management behaviors and blood sugar control level.
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