Prospective cohort study evaluating feasibility, acceptability, and clinical impact of diabetes self-management education in a PEN-Plus program in Southeastern Liberia.

ABSTRACT: People living with insulin dependent diabetes (PLWIDD) in low and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs), specifically rural areas, face significant barriers to diabetes management. Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) is an evidence-based intervention to educate and empower people living with diabetes to improve self-management. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and clinical impact of a DSME program in a rural Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease-Plus (PEN-Plus) clinic in Liberia. This study was conducted at two sites in Harper, Liberia. After being trained on how to administer DSME, clinic providers delivered DSME to PLWIDD during routine monthly clinic visits. Primary outcomes included acceptability, adoption, fidelity and the frequency of self-management behaviors

SUBMITTER: Ferrari G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704866 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature