Effectiveness of individual and group interventions for people with type 2 diabetes

Authors

  • Maria Fernanda Manoel Imazu Unimed do Brasil
  • Barbara Nascimento Faria
  • Guilherme Oliveira de Arruda Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Catarina Aparecida Sales Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Sonia Silva Marcon Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0247.2543

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to compare the effectiveness of two educational interventions used by a healthcare provider in the monitoring of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), regarding knowledge of the disease, impact on quality of life and adoption of self-care actions. METHODS: comparative, longitudinal, prospective study performed with 150 subjects with type 2 diabetes, analyzed according to the type of participation in the program (individual and/or group). Participants of the individual intervention (II) received nursing consultations every six months and those of the group intervention (GI) took part in weekly meetings for three months. Data were collected through four questionnaires: Identification questionnaire, Problem Areas in Diabetes Questionnaire (PAID), Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire (SDSCA) and the Diabetes Knowledge Scale (DKN-A). Data were analyzed using the Friedman and Mann Whitney tests, considering a statistical significance of p ≤ 0.05. RESULTS: there was an increase in knowledge about the disease in the II (p<0.003) and GI (p<0.007), with reduction of the impact on the quality of life in the II (p<0.007) and improvement in self-care actions in the GI (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: in both intervention models improvements were observed in the indicators, over the six month monitoring period.

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Published

2015-04-01

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2015)

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Effectiveness of individual and group interventions for people with type 2 diabetes . (2015). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 23(2), 200-207. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0247.2543