Open AccessImpact of Digital Health Education among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
M Jasmine,
J Jenniferbritto,
Jerry Alfred
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
national journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-6816
pISSN - 0976-3325
DOI - 10.55489/njcm.1332022394
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , diabetes mellitus , health education , intervention (counseling) , type 2 diabetes mellitus , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , significant difference , nursing , public health , endocrinology
Background: Effective delivery of health education is critical to achieving the goal of controlled diabetes. The objective was to assess the impact of health education among patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
Materials and Methods: This study was quasi-experimental done with type 2 diabetes mellitus of tertiary care hospital.100 diabetes patients were included and randomized into two groups to receive health education material and standard care. The intervention consisted of health education intervention via text messages and images. The glycemic parameters were assessed before and at the end of 3 months of intervention. Paired t-tests were applied.
Results: Mean (SD) of HbA1c before the start of the intervention among the patients with intervention and control arm were 10.1(±0.9) and10.6 (±0.3) respectively. There was a significant difference in FBS, PPBS and HbA1c- (198(±14) vs 112(±6), 277(±50) vs 151(±16) and 10.1(±0.9) vs 7.2(±0.9) in the intervention group before and after the intervention (p-value <0.05).No significant difference was found in the control arm.
Conclusion: There was a significant difference in the group that received health education intervention compared to the standard therapy group. Thus, well-designed health education delivery could maintain better glycemic control in patients with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus.