Open AccessImpact of health education on knowledge, attitude, practices and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Sumit Chawla,
Surinder Kaur,
Aman Bharti,
Ravinder Garg,
Manjeet Kaur,
Divya Soin,
Amrita Ghosh,
Ranabir Pal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_228_18
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , glycated hemoglobin , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , health education , type 2 diabetes , family medicine , disease , physical therapy , nursing , public health , endocrinology
Effective health education consequently improves knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) leading to better glycemic control and is widely accepted as an integral part of comprehensive diabetes care for affected individuals and their families in primary care settings.