New Advances in Diabetes Care Group Education Research

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of health education in diabetes.

Methods: This study investigated 40 diabetic patients treated in a tertiary A hospital from February 2022 to May 2022 through convenient nearby sampling. Eligible patients were evaluated by the general basic information questionnaire, diabetes self-behavior management scale through the number of lectures.

Results: Through the questionnaire survey, it was found that the average self-behavior management score of patients who have been in diabetes care group was 63.3, which was much higher than the 41.3 points for patients without group education. And patients participating in diabetes group education scored higher than those who did not participate in group education in terms of diet, exercise, and foot care.

Conclusion: Group education can improve the self-behavior management ability of diabetic patients.