Effectiveness of a single individual diabetes education session versus completion of a program of group classes on hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and lipids in Type 2 diabetes mellitus

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Diabetes self-management education/training (DSME/DSMT) is a tool for managing diabetes mellitus; however, a research gap exists regarding the clinical effectiveness of completing versus failing to complete a DSME/DSMT program.</p> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> This study determined the difference in effectiveness between a single initial individual DSMT session and completion of the full DSMT program via group classes by people with type 2 diabetes.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A retrospective study compared HbA1c and lipid values between the “individual education” and “group education” groups from pre- to post-program from the Presence St. Joseph Medical Center’s DSMT program.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: Statistically significant differences were not found between groups for HbA1c or lipids (p = 0.612). However, clinically significant differences were noted from pre- to post-program in HbA1c and all lipid values in favor of the program-completing group.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study supports the efficacy of program completion in guiding HbA1c and lipid levels toward clinical targets when compared to the same laboratory values for non-completion.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Sciences

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Hoster, Devon Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rubina S. Haque, Ph.D., R.D., Chair
• Anahita Mistry, Ph.D.

• diabetes education
• hemoglobin A1c
• lipids
• type 2 diabetes
• Medicine and Health Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/746

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2126