TY - JOUR
T1 - An interventional study on the health promoting behaviours of adults with diabetes
AU - DeSouza, Melba Sheila
AU - Nairy, K. Subrahmanya
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-directed intervention (NDI) in terms of improvement in the Health Promoting Behaviours (HPB) of adults with diabetes. An evaluative approach with a quasi-experimental non-equivalent pretest post-test control group design was used. The sample consisted of 30 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the experimental group and 30 in the control group of the two private hospitals selected by convenience non-random sampling technique. The main instruments used were "Health Promoting Behaviours Structured Questionnaire Rating Scale" and "Demographic and Clinical Proforma". The NDI was a planned, systematic, organised and validated diabetic patient education programme with visual aids, designed for instructing adults with diabetes with regard to improving their HPB. The findings of the study showed that the mean posttest HPB scores of the experimental group were significantly higher when compared with the control group for the total HPB scale (Z = 6.26); and the health and functioning, social-economic, psychological/spiritual and family subscales Z = 6.597, 4.92, 5.01, and 5.42, respectively. The findings indicate effectiveness of the NDI in terms of significant improvement in the HPB of the adults with diabetes. Therefore nursing interventions, like education is a necessity for diabetes management.
AB - The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-directed intervention (NDI) in terms of improvement in the Health Promoting Behaviours (HPB) of adults with diabetes. An evaluative approach with a quasi-experimental non-equivalent pretest post-test control group design was used. The sample consisted of 30 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the experimental group and 30 in the control group of the two private hospitals selected by convenience non-random sampling technique. The main instruments used were "Health Promoting Behaviours Structured Questionnaire Rating Scale" and "Demographic and Clinical Proforma". The NDI was a planned, systematic, organised and validated diabetic patient education programme with visual aids, designed for instructing adults with diabetes with regard to improving their HPB. The findings of the study showed that the mean posttest HPB scores of the experimental group were significantly higher when compared with the control group for the total HPB scale (Z = 6.26); and the health and functioning, social-economic, psychological/spiritual and family subscales Z = 6.597, 4.92, 5.01, and 5.42, respectively. The findings indicate effectiveness of the NDI in terms of significant improvement in the HPB of the adults with diabetes. Therefore nursing interventions, like education is a necessity for diabetes management.
KW - Adults with diabetes
KW - Diabetic nursing care
KW - Diabetic patient education
KW - Health
KW - Health promoting behaviours
KW - Nurse directed intervention
KW - Nursing intervention
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cein.2004.11.001
DO - 10.1016/j.cein.2004.11.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:14544284037
SN - 1361-9004
VL - 8
SP - 68
EP - 80
JO - Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing
JF - Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing
IS - 2
ER -