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OBJECTIVE: Empowering family caregivers is one of the strategies to increase the family caregiver's capability in T2DM self-management. The adequate capability of family caregivers in T2DM self-management can improve T2DM management, impacting people's health status with T2DM. This study aimed to examine the effect of family caregiver empowerment intervention on the family caregiver's T2DM self-management capability. METHODS: This study is an experimental study with a randomized control group pre-test post-test design. The sample size is 60 respondents by simple random sampling, which is divided into two groups randomly. The treatment group (n=30) received 10-session intervention in 10 weeks (six education and training sessions and four mentoring sessions), and the control group (n=30) received standard care. Data were collected using a questionnaire, twice, before and after the intervention (12 weeks after the last intervention session) and analysed descriptively and statistically (One way-ANOVA test, dependent t-test, and independent t-test). RESULTS: The empowerment intervention significantly increased the family caregiver's T2DM self-management capability, including diet management (t=4.070; p<.001), physical activity management (t=9.493; p<.001), medication management (t=4.021; p<.001), self-monitoring blood glucose levels (t=2.789; p<.001), and foot care skills (t=6.835; p<.001). CONCLUSION: Family caregiver empowerment interventions can improve the capability of family caregivers in self-management of T2DM, including increasing the capability to manage diet, physical activity, medication, self-monitoring blood glucose levels, and foot care. Nurses can empower family members as family caregivers to improve self-management of T2DM.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Autogestão , Humanos , Cuidadores , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/terapia , Glicemia , FamíliaRESUMO
Objetivo: Empoderar a los cuidadores familiares es una de las estrategias para incrementar la capacidad de dichas personas en cuanto a autogestión de la DMT2. La capacidad adecuada de los cuidadores familiares en términos de autogestión de la DMT2 puede mejorar la gestión de esta, repercutiendo en el estatus sanitario de la persona. El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar el efecto de la intervención de empoderamiento del cuidador familiar sobre la capacidad de autogestión de la DMT2. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio experimental con un diseño de grupo control aleatorio pretest postest. El tamaño de la muestra es de 60 participantes por muestreo aleatorio simple, que se divide aleatoriamente en dos grupos. El grupo de tratamiento (n=30) recibió una intervención de 10 sesiones en 10 semanas (seis sesiones educativas y formativas y cuatro sesiones de tutoría), y el grupo control (n=30) recibió cuidados estándar. Los datos fueron recopilados utilizando un cuestionario, dos veces: antes y después de la intervención (12 semanas tras la última sesión de intervención), y fueron analizados descriptiva y estadísticamente (prueba ANOVA unidireccional, prueba t dependiente, y prueba t independiente). Resultados: La intervención de empoderamiento incrementó significativamente la capacidad de autogestión de la DMT2 por parte del cuidador familiar, incluyendo la gestión de la dieta (t=4,070; p<0,001), gestión de la actividad física (t=9,493; p<0,001), gestión de la medicación (t=4,021; p<0,001), automonitorización de los niveles de glucosa (t=2,789; p<0,001), y técnicas sobre cuidados de los pies (t=6,835; p<0,001). Conclusión: Las intervenciones de empoderamiento de los cuidadores familiares pueden mejorar la capacidad de autogestión de la DMT2 por su parte, incluyendo el incremento de la capacidad para gestionar la dieta, la actividad física, la medicación, la automonitorización de los niveles de glucosa, y el cuidado de los pies.(AU)
Objective: Empowering family caregivers is one of the strategies to increase the family caregiver's capability in T2DM self-management. The adequate capability of family caregivers in T2DM self-management can improve T2DM management, impacting people's health status with T2DM. This study aimed to examine the effect of family caregiver empowerment intervention on the family caregiver's T2DM self-management capability. Methods: This study is an experimental study with a randomized control group pre-test post-test design. The sample size is 60 respondents by simple random sampling, which is divided into two groups randomly. The treatment group (n=30) received 10-session intervention in 10 weeks (six education and training sessions and four mentoring sessions), and the control group (n=30) received standard care. Data were collected using a questionnaire, twice, before and after the intervention (12 weeks after the last intervention session) and analysed descriptively and statistically (One way-ANOVA test, dependent t-test, and independent t-test). Results: The empowerment intervention significantly increased the family caregiver's T2DM self-management capability, including diet management (t=4.070; p<.001), physical activity management (t=9.493; p<.001), medication management (t=4.021; p<.001), self-monitoring blood glucose levels (t=2.789; p<.001), and foot care skills (t=6.835; p<.001). Conclusion: Family caregiver empowerment interventions can improve the capability of family caregivers in self-management of T2DM, including increasing the capability to manage diet, physical activity, medication, self-monitoring blood glucose levels, and foot care. Nurses can empower family members as family caregivers to improve self-management of T2DM.(AU)
