Intensive Patient Education Improves Glycaemic Control in Diabetes Compared to Conventional Education
A Randomised Controlled Trial in a Nigerian Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract
Diabetes is now a global epidemic, but most cases are now in low- and middle-income countries. Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is key to enabling patients to manage their chronic condition and can reduce the occurrence of costly and devastating complications. However, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of different DSME programmes in resource limited settings.
The authors conducted an unblinded, parallel-group, individually-randomised controlled trial at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (Nigeria) to evaluate whether an intensive and systematic DSME programme, using structured guidelines, improved glycaemic control compared to the existing ad hoc patient education (clinical practice was unchanged).
This research was supported by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
Essien O, Otu A, Umoh V, Enang O, Hicks JP, Walley J (2017) Intensive Patient Education Improves Glycaemic Control in Diabetes Compared to Conventional Education: A Randomised Controlled Trial in a Nigerian Tertiary Care Hospital. PLoS ONE 12(1): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168835