Muhammad Haroon Khan|Suraj Shah|Aneta Grudzien|Nneamaka Onyejekwe|Pranab Banskota|Sarah Abdul Karim|Jing Jin|Yoonsang Kim|Ben S. Gerber
A diabetes education multimedia program in the waiting room setting
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County|John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County|University of Illinois at Chicago|John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County|John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County|John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County|University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago|Roosevelt University|University of Illinois at Chicago
study evaluated impact waiting roomadministered lowliteracy computer multimedia diabetes education program patient selfmanagement provider intensification therapyin randomized controlled trial 129 participants either viewed computer multimedia education program intervention group read educational brochure control group waiting room participants uninsured primarily ethnic minority adults type 2 diabetes receiving care county clinic chicago illinois wilcoxon test ttest linear mixed model analyses evaluated changes diabetes knowledge selfefficacy behaviors medications prescribed hemoglobin a1c hba1c blood pressure levels 3 monthsduring study period increase number oral diabetes medications prescribed three months multimedia users compared control group p0017 hba1c declined 15 multimedia group versus 08 control group p006 differences groups changes blood pressure levels selfefficacy diabetesrelated behaviors selfreported exercise increased control group compared multimedia group 09 daysweek vs 01 daysweek p0016multimedia users received greater intensification diabetes therapy demonstrated difference selfmanagement comparison receiving educational brochures availability computer multimedia program waiting room appears novel acceptable approach providing diabetes education underserved populations