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VOL. 3, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Therapeutic education for diabetic and hypertensive patients in primary care
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Gniwa Omezzine Rim, Amamou Khamissa, Koubaa Abdelkafi Afifa, Sriha Haythem, Sriha Belguith Asma
Abstract
Introduction: Therapeutic patient education (TPE) is an important part of hypertensive and diabetic patients care. It allows them to acquire and maintain the skills they need to live better with chronic disease. Objectives: This study investigates the patients’ knowledge of their chronic diseases and assesses the development of their awareness after TPE. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study using a pre-post evaluation method on hypertensive and/or diabetic patients. It was carried in two primary healthcare centers in Monastir in 2019. The educational program took place in three stages: first individual session for each patient, a group session and a second individual session performed after one month. Results: We included 152 hypertensive and/or diabetic patients. The average age of these patients was 62.8 years (SE = 9.8), the sex ratio was 0.34. We have shown that their knowledge on the matters related to diabetic diseases was limited. The assessment of knowledge before and one month after TPE showed that TPE was associated with a significant improvement in knowledge (P≤0.05). This multivariate analysis also showed that patients with isolated hypertension are three times more likely to improve their knowledge during TPE sessions. The percentage of the patients that were satisfied with the TPE sessions was as high as 90.8%. Conclusion: These results will encourage primary healthcare managers to promote these sessions and to improve the health professionals’ skills in this field.
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Pages:65-69
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Gniwa Omezzine Rim, Amamou Khamissa, Koubaa Abdelkafi Afifa, Sriha Haythem, Sriha Belguith Asma "Therapeutic education for diabetic and hypertensive patients in primary care ". International Journal of Educational Research and Development, Vol 3, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 65-69
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