A 7 day inpatient diabetes education program improves quality of life and glycemic control 12 months after discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

For long-term management of diabetes, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus require a high level of treatment adherence, which is associated with treatment satisfaction and their quality of life (QOL). To achieve it, patient education about diabetes self-management is essential. We routinely conduct a 7 day inpatient diabetes education program and administer the diabetes treatment-related (DTR)-QOL questionnaire to all participants, both before admission and at discharge. Here, we investigated whether our program improves QOL and post-discharge glycemic control.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study utilized data from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who participated in our program between July 2017 and March 2020 and who had been treated in our outpatie

SUBMITTER: Kurita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10204180 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature