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- Title
Effects of a Psychoeducational Program on Hemoglobin A1c Level and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
- Authors
Mahmoud, Samy Shaban; Mahdy, Mona Husein E. L.; Mahfouz, Mohamed Salih; Nada, Ibrahim Saad; Aqeeli, Abdulwahab Abdoh; Darbi, Mohammed Ahmed A. L.; Ahmed, Anas Elias
- Abstract
<italic>Background</italic>. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing health problem. Care programs should involve the patients to upgrade their diabetes condition and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).<italic> Objective</italic>. The present study aimed to assess the effects of a psychoeducational intervention program on an indicator of glycemic control and HRQoL among type 2 diabetic patients.<italic> Methods</italic>. In this quasi-experimental (pre- and postinterventional) study, 99 outpatients with type 2 diabetes were selected randomly from those attending primary health care centers in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, in 2016. Hemoglobin A1c levels (HbA1c) were measured by the colorimetric method, and HRQoL was assessed by the Arabic version of the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 (RAND-36). The psychoeducational program was conducted on the participants for 4 weeks, and preprogram findings were compared with the postprogram findings after a 5-month follow-up.<italic> Results</italic>. After the intervention, there was a statistically significant reduction in the mean value of HbA1c from 9.8 to 7.7 (P<0.001), and there was significant improvement in the mean scores of the following HRQoL scales: role limitations due to emotional problems, energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, and general health (P<0.01). In addition, the impact of the program on HRQoL was better among males and among patients who were older than forty years than among women and patients who were forty years old or younger.<italic> Conclusion</italic>. The application of such psychoeducational intervention programs can be helpful in the improvement of HbA1c levels and HRQoL for patients with DM.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; PEOPLE with diabetes; COLORIMETRY; FATIGUE (Physiology); GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin; RESEARCH methodology; TYPE 2 diabetes; PRIMARY health care; QUALITY of life; WELL-being; EVALUATION of human services programs; PSYCHOEDUCATION; GLYCEMIC control; EDUCATION
- Publication
BioMed Research International, 2018, Vol 2018, p1
- ISSN
2314-6133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2018/6915467