Date Approved
1998
Graduate Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Degree Program
College of Nursing
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of two specific methods of providing diabetic education employed by two different health clinics in Northern Michigan; Clinic A, which provided an intense program of diabetic education offered through a preventive services program or Clinic B, which provided brief office-based education where patients received all education at the time of the visit.
An ex-post facto retrospective chart review was done on a total of 40 charts, 20 from each clinic for the purpose of obtaining laboratory values for glycohemoglobin, serum creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen, at the beginning and end of a one year time period. Findings of the study indicated that patients who attended Clinic A had significantly improved outcomes in the final measurement of glycohemoglobin and serum creatinine levels. There was no significant difference in the amount of change that occurred in patients who attended either clinic A or Clinic B.
ScholarWorks Citation
Provoast, Debbie K., "Effects of Education on Disease Management and Prevention of Complications in Diabetic Patients" (1998). Masters Theses. 358.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/358
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