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A study to determine the effectiveness of a learning activity package for the adult with diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Brock Anna M.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1978.tb02966.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , randomization , disease , physical therapy , test (biology) , patient education , statistical significance , randomized controlled trial , family medicine , paleontology , biology , endocrinology
In spite of the recognized significance of the diabetic's knowledge and understanding of all phases of his health problems, studies have demonstrated a considerable lack of knowledge on the part of the diabetic patient. To investigate the effectiveness of the learning activity package (LAP) as a method for patient education, a pilot study was conducted with diabetics admitted to a general, acute care hospital facility. The pre‐ and post‐test scores of an experimental group of four patients, newly‐diagnosed as diabetic and who were taught about their disease utilizing a LAP, were compared with those of a control group which consisted of four patients who had been diagnosed as diabetic for a year or longer. Even though the significant findings of this study is limited because of lack of randomization and the small sample size, several advantages of the LAP, as a method of patient education, were demonstrated.