Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the impact of patient education on attitude and practice in patients with diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care teaching hospital. It was a prospective, interventional study carried out in the outpatient general medicine department. Patients were block randomly assigned into intervention group and control group based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 97 diabetic patients consented and participated in the study. Three follow up were made from baseline to the final follow up visit. Patient information leaflet and medication counselling was provided to the intervention group at each follow up and to the control group at the final follow up. At the final follow up we have observed a significant difference in mean FBS, RBS, PPBS between intervention group and control group [(FBS: P=0.049), (RBS: P= 0.024), (PPBS: P=0.010)].There was also a significant increase in mean attitude score between intervention group and control group at final follow up (p=0.004) [Attitude factor 1] and (p=0.015) [Attitude factor 3].The study results represent the role of clinical pharmacist in medication counselling play a vital position in patients with diabetes mellitus to achieve a sustained glycemic control and improved quality of life.

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