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An experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of a diabetic teaching tool
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Skelton, Judith Mary |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Abstract | AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DIABETIC TEACHING TOOL J u d i t h Mary Ske l t o n The purpose of t h i s study was to answer the q u e s t i o n , ' W i l l d i a b e t i c p a t i e n t s taught "by means of a " D i a b e t i c Teaching Tool" demonstrate a higher l e v e l of l e a r n i n g about s e l f c a r e , than p a t i e n t s taught i n the i n s t i t u t i o n ' s u s u a l manner?' The answer t o the question was sought by comparing the s e l f care knowledge and s k i l l s of two groups of d i a b e t i c p a t i e n t s admitted t o a suburban ge n e r a l h o s p i t a l which, p r i o r t o the study, o f f e r e d no planned programme of d i a b e t i c p a t i e n t educ a t i o n . A l l d i a b e t i c p a t i e n t s admitted to t h i s h o s p i t a l over a s i x month p e r i o d were screened f o r e l i g i b i l i t y t o p a r t i c i pate i n the study according t o c r i t e r i a s t a t e d by the re s e a r c h e r . E l i g i b l e p a t i e n t s admitted i n the f i r s t t hree months were d e s i g nated as c o n t r o l subjects} those i n the l a s t three months as experimental s u b j e c t s . The twenty s u b j e c t s i n the c o n t r o l group were taught i n an unplanned manner, based upon whether and/or what i n s t r u c t i o n s were deemed p e r t i n e n t by t h e i r nurses. A " D i a b e t i c Teaching T o o l " — d e s i g n e d by the researcher and adm i n i s t e r e d by each p a t i e n t ' s own n u r s e ( s ) — w a s used to i n s t r u c t the twenty experimental s u b j e c t s . A f t e r d i s c h a r g e , each of the f o r t y s u b j e c t s was v i s i t e d by the re s e a r c h e r , at which time a |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.14288/1.0101186 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0101186/1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0101186 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
