Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
J Int Med Res. 2020 Feb;48(2):300060519882838. doi: 10.1177/0300060519882838. Epub 2019 Oct 29.
We aimed to investigate whether long-term regular training of diabetes liaison nurses (DLNs) could improve their diabetes-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practice.
We enrolled 45 diabetes liaison nurses (DLNs) and 45 non-specialist nurses (controls). DLNs received 11 days of qualifying training, followed by regular theory classes and practice sessions for 4 years. All nurses were administered a questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics, knowledge about diabetes mellitus (DM), attitudes toward DM, and DM management practices, before and after the 4-year DLN training period.
At baseline, there were no significant differences between the DLN and control groups for sex, age, educational level, nurse title/grade, work experience, hospital department, or questionnaire scores. At 4 years, the DLN group had a higher overall questionnaire score and higher scores for knowledge about DM, attitudes toward DM, and DM management practices, as compared with baseline scores.
Long-term regular training provided by a multidisciplinary diabetes care team can improve the knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practice levels of DLNs.
本研究旨在探讨糖尿病联络护士(DLN)长期接受常规培训是否能够提高其糖尿病相关知识、态度和自我报告的实践水平。
我们招募了 45 名糖尿病联络护士(DLN)和 45 名非专科护士(对照组)。DLN 接受了 11 天的资格培训,随后进行了为期 4 年的定期理论课程和实践课程。所有护士在接受为期 4 年的 DLN 培训前后,均接受了一份调查问卷,以评估其人口统计学特征、糖尿病知识、对糖尿病的态度和糖尿病管理实践。
在基线时,DLN 组和对照组在性别、年龄、教育水平、护士职称/级别、工作经验、医院科室或问卷评分方面无显著差异。4 年后,DLN 组的总体问卷评分以及糖尿病知识、对糖尿病的态度和糖尿病管理实践的评分均高于基线评分。
多学科糖尿病护理团队提供的长期常规培训可以提高 DLN 的知识、态度和自我报告的实践水平。