IMPACT OF MOBILE PHONE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE OF A SAMPLE OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS IN BAGHDAD
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Diabetes is the greatest common chronic metabolic illness. Patients have to learn extensive ranges of cognitive skills to keep good glycemic control. Objective: To assess diabetics patient's knowledge about their illness and to identify change in knowledge of patients about diabetes mellitus after implementation of instructional program for a sample of patients with type-1 diabetes mellitus. Subject and methods: this study was an experimental study conducted in Alkindy endocrine and diabetic center in Baghdad city from the period of 1st December 2017 to 6th March 2018. Data were collected using special designed questionnaire. Results: The study findings revealed that the knowledge of diabetes reasult from lack of seacreation of insulin showed that the pretest was (43.3%) of the studied samples answered correctly. In the study groups there was a significant difference after application the teaching program were (80%) answered correctly. then there were a significant improvement in knowledge after applying the mobile phone program (93.3%) answered correctly.
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Dr. Shaimaa Mahdi Salih
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