The effects of group experiential education in patients with diabetes based on screening for diabetic complications / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of group experiential education on glycemic control and self-care activities in patients with diabetes based on screening for diabetic complications.Methods Using convenience sampling,totally 134 patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to our department of endocrinology were randomly divided into the intervention group(n=68) and the control group(n=66) from January to August,2016.The control group received regular education on diabetic complications,while the intervention group received group experiential education via diabetic complications-simulated experience tools on the basis of regular education.Differences in glycemic control and self-care activities between two groups before and after intervention were compared.Results After adjusting for age,sex,diabetic duration,blood pressure,hypoglycemic treatments,lipids profiles,educational level,and diabetic complications and indices before interventions,improvements of fasting plasma glucose(FPG),2 h postprandial plasma glucose (PPG),haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c),and self-care activities in the intervention group were much higher than those in the control group after intervention,and the differences were statistically significant(P＜O.05).Conclusion The group experiential education based on screening for diabetic complications can significantly increase self-care activities and improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes.