The impact of health education on the adjustment of glycated hemoglobin A1C level for women with type II diabetes mellitus in Riyadh city
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases in the whole world ingeneral and in Saudi Arabia in particular, it shows a gradual increase in incidenceespecially that of Type II Diabetes, hence it is considered a pandemic disease. Thereisn’t a registry of all patients, but the prevalence of diabetes in Saudi Arabia isalarming. Globally, Saudi Arabia has ranked 7th among the top 10 countries withhigher prevalence of diabetes. Rapid economic development coupled with a largeaging population has resulted in a dramatic boost in the prevalence of type IIdiabetes. Aim of the Study: to evaluate the impact of health education programs on adjustingglycated hemoglobin A1C levels in Saudi women with type II diabetes mellitus inRiyadh city. Material &Methods :Qusai experimental design was used for this study. The studywas conducted in two outpatient clinics at Prince Sultan Military Medical City. Apurposive and a simple random sample were used, the sample size was 66 newly diagnosed type IIdiabetic females, 33 subjects from each clinic. The subject of the study satisfied thefollowing criteria; being a Saudi women, newly diagnosed with type IIdiabetes mellitus. Data collection was done using a structured questionnaire sheet Results:The study results showed that, the average glycated hemoglobin A1C levelsdecreased after the implementation of the health education program by about2.15, there was a highly significant difference between the A1C levels before andafter health program. After implementing the health education program, there was adecrease in the percentage of complications among the study group. There was arelation between the age, education, obesity, large families, and presence of diabeticcomplications Conclusions:This study recommends the replication of the diabetes health educationprogram among large numbers of patients to improve patient knowledge, attitudes,practices controlling HBA1C, effective intervention includes strategies for evolvingmeetings and phone contact conducted by nurses who provided instruction on footcare, diet, exercise, stress control and drug therapy. Such strategy would reduce thefrequency of peripheral neuropathy, foot lesions, and failing kidney functions inpatients.
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Eidahmohammadalharthi . , Sahar Mohammed Hassan Yakout, Salma M. Moawad
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