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EFFECTS OF A CHECKLIST ON SELF‐ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL BY A MEMORY‐IMPAIRED WOMAN WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Author(s) -
Wong Stephen E.,
Seroka Pamela L.,
Ogisi Jubemi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-251
Subject(s) - checklist , diabetes mellitus , psychology , blood glucose monitoring , medicine , clinical psychology , endocrinology , cognitive psychology
This study evaluated effects of a checklist on the accuracy of self‐assessment of blood glucose level by a diabetic woman with memory impairments caused by viral encephalitis. The checklist consisted of 54 steps for operating an electronic glucometer, which the subject performed in sequence and checked off when completed. Following introduction of the checklist, the percentage of steps completed correctly increased in simulated and actual blood glucose tests and yielded clinically useful information.