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題 名 | Five-Year Effect of Health Education before Chinese New Year's Holidays on Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes |
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作 者 | Chen, Harn-shen; | 書刊名 | Formosan Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
卷 期 | 15:1 2024.06[民113.06] |
頁 次 | 頁9-16 |
分類號 | 415.6681 |
關鍵詞 | Glycemic control; Health education; Chinese New Year's holidays; Type 2 diabetes; |
語 文 | 英文(English) |
DOI | 10.6856/FJEM.202406_15(1).0002 |
英文摘要 | Background. We conducted this follow-up study to examine the potential long-term effects of regular diabetes health education or a holiday-specific pamphlet on glycemic control administered before Chinese New Year's holidays. Methods. We recruited 102 patients with type 2 diabetes between October 20, 2004 and November 25, 2004. Patients were randomized to receive regular health education every three months (program 1) for one year or received a special reminder pamphlet for Chinese New Year's holidays once during the pre-holiday visit (program 2). In this five-year follow-up, we collected data from October, 2004 to November 2009. The primary outcome was the time-weighted mean levels of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), indicating glycemic exposure in the five years of the study. Results. The five-year time-weighted mean HbA1c levels in patients participating in program 1 were significantly higher than those of patients who participated in program 2 (8.27±0.16% vs. 7.87±0.27%, respectively; p=0.003). The mean HbA1c levels after the holiday during the five-year follow-up were significantly higher in patients who participated in program 1 when compared to program 2 (8.39±0.14% vs. 7.94±0.24%, respectively; p=0.004). Similar results were obtained for mean HbA1c levels before the holiday (8.06±0.11% vs. 7.75±0.11%; respectively, p=0.015). Conclusion. Our data revealed that the use of a specific educational reminder pamphlet was more effective than regular health education in improving glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes during the holiday period. Our finding suggests that we should modify the diabetic health education to raise patients' interests and to make it more effective. |
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