Upshots of health education among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A field study in Mysuru
作者机构：Department of Community MedicineJSS Medical CollegeJSS Academy of Higher Education and ResearchMysoreKarnatakaIndia
出 版 物：《Journal of Integrative Nursing》 (中西医结合护理杂志（英文）)
年 卷 期：2023年第5卷第4期
页 面：250-255页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题：Behavioral changes body mass index diabetes mellitus fasting blood sugar health education lifestyle modification
摘 要：Objective:This study was conducted to assess the impact of health education on lifestyle modification and disease status of diabetic patients for 6 months in rural Mysuru in Southern *** and Methods:A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 104 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural Mysuru,India from July to December *** were assigned to two groups:intervention(n=52)and control(n=52),and their data were *** intervention group was educated about the disease and its management and was given printed pamphlets containing information to be followed,whereas the participants in the control group were asked to continue their routine health *** body mass index(BMI),weight,fasting blood sugar(FBS),knowledge about the disease,and behavior changes were recorded and compared between the two groups before and after 6 ***:The mean FBS value,BMI and weight decreased significantly in the intervention group after 6 months(FBS:164.79±47.59 mg/dL vs.141.92±25.63 mg/dL,P0.001;BMI:22.97±3.75 kg/m2 vs.22.62±3.29 kg/m2,P0.05;weight:62.82±11.92 kg vs.61.54±10.67 kg,P0.05).The posttest period also showed an improvement in physical activity,diet,and medication adherence in the intervention group compared to the control group(P0.05).The knowledge scores also improved postintervention which was statistically significant with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test(P0.05).Conclusions:The effectiveness of the educational intervention was also supported by lower FBS levels and decrease in BMI and weight compared to *** findings of this study may help and make it easier to plan studies on people with diabetes mellitus in various settings.
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