Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing 2003;5(1):91-101.
당뇨노인을 위한 자기효능증진 교육프로그램의 장기효과
이미라, 송미순
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the long-term effects of a 6 week self-care education program promoting self-efficacy for elderly people with diabetes.
The participants were 16 elders with Type Ⅱ diabetes living in the community and registered at the regional health office (9 men and 7 women).
Data were collected before the education program, immediately after and at present.
The results are as follows:
1. The mean age of the participants was 68.1 years, and 75.0% were being treated with oral hypoglycemic agents, 6.3% were on insulin.
2. There was no significant difference in total self-efficacy according to time(before education, immediately after and at present) (F=3.30 p=.065). Also there was no significant difference in total self-care behavior according to time(F=1.96, p=. 1752).
3. There was no significant difference between the HbAlc results immediately after the education program and at present(t=1.374, p=.219).
In conclusion, the long-term effects of a self-care education program promoting self-efficacy for elderly people with diabetes were not significant for total self-efficacy and total self-care behavior before the education, immediately after or at present. But the self-efficacy scores for the exercise, blood sugar control and medication domains were increased immediately after the education and at present.
The self-efficacy scores for diet domain was increased immediately after education but there was no further increase at present.
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