ASSESSMENT OF SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

Objective: The study was carried out to examine the impact of patient education on understanding, self-management attitude and self-effectiveness in patients through type2 diabetes. Concept: A randomized single-blind managed research was designed to evaluate the impact of education utilizing a pre and posttest concept. The study was carried out within a hospital of Pakistan. Subjects: The study populace contained eighty patients suffering through type2 diabetes had been randomly allocated towards intervention or control group by enlisting number. Intervention: An education strategy was authored and provided towards intervention group. Understanding and self-management and self-reported attitude had been examined before and after the education strategy. Relating to the assessment of self-effectiveness of patients with type 2 type 2 diabetes, mean scores of type 2 diabetes self-effectiveness scales had been examined. The control group was given frequent treatment. Results: there had been immense variations between the intervention and control groups. Enhancements had been noticed in taking frequent walks (p=0.043), identifying nutrients through higher caloric content (p=0.037), suggested daily fat distribution (p=0.024), managing blood glucose levels to prevent additional complications (p=0.002), along with type 2 diabetes self-effectiveness mean scores (p=0.006). Conclusion: Patient education possessed a minimal impact about understanding and self-reported self-management attitude but an immense impact about self-effectiveness in patients through type 2 type 2 diabetes. Keywords: patient education, understanding, self-management conducts, self-effectiveness, type 2 type 2 diabete