Jinmeng Huang, Chunxia Huang, Jinmei Chen, Kaiyong Huang
Perception of clinical teachers about their roles and current practice at affiliated hospitals of medical universities in China
Medical education online
diabetes mellitus one growing medical problems affect people ages worldwide education important part treatment chronic condition primary objectives diabetes education include improving knowledge skills changing patients behavior motivating follow therapeutic recommendations establishing selfcare habits increasing psychological resilience authors aimed examine effect training program type 2 diabetic patients self care investigate perspectives educational program current study used quasiexperimental pretestposttest design conducted iraq sixty patients met selection criteria included study data collected demographic questionnaire diabetes selfcare scale dscs data analysis done independent ttests paired ttests used compare scores intervention sample included 60 diabetic patients half female 55 respondents aged 50 60 years old next half primary school education found training programs improve selfcare behavior among diabetic patients following intervention selfcare score increased 179 0360 317 0546 p 001 since diabetes chronic condition affects whole individuals life selfcare plays important role preventing potential complications improving quality life training programs hand increase awareness knowledge patients enable handle chronic condition properly