Sugiharto Sh, Hsu Yu-Yun
Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan, Indonesia.
Professor, Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University.
J Res Nurs. 2020 Sep;25(6-7):594-601. doi: 10.1177/1744987119860550. Epub 2019 Aug 25.
Diabetes self-care reminders are widely applied to improve self-care among diabetes patients. Unfortunately, there is a lack of self-care reminders for diabetes patients who live in rural areas of developing countries with limited resources.
The study evaluated the feasibility of the Diabetes Self-Care Calendar as a reminder tool for self-care.
The study was conducted in a community health centre in Pekalongan Regency, Indonesia. The Diabetes Self-Care Calendar was developed as a reminder tool following the American Association of Diabetes Educator self-care guidelines. The feasibility of the calendar was evaluated using the quality assessment questionnaire that assessed accessibility, acceptability, effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness. The participants' qualitative feedback was organised into themes.
A total of 10 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus participated in the study. The quality of the calendar was evaluated in terms of accessibility (m = 9.5; range = 0 - 10), acceptability (m = 9.7; range = 0 - 10), effectiveness (m = 9.3; range = 0 - 10), efficiency (m = 9; range = 0 - 10) and appropriateness (m = 9; range = 0 - 10). The feasibility of the calendar was m = 9.3 (range = 9 to 9.7). Three themes emerged based on the participants' qualitative feedback included family involvement, calendar portability and calendar design.
The findings suggest the Diabetes Self-Care Calendar is feasible as a reminder tool for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who live in rural areas.
糖尿病自我护理提醒广泛应用于改善糖尿病患者的自我护理。遗憾的是,资源有限的发展中国家农村地区的糖尿病患者缺乏自我护理提醒。
本研究评估糖尿病自我护理日历作为自我护理提醒工具的可行性。
该研究在印度尼西亚北加浪岸县的一个社区卫生中心进行。糖尿病自我护理日历是根据美国糖尿病教育者协会的自我护理指南开发的提醒工具。使用评估可及性、可接受性、有效性、效率和适宜性的质量评估问卷来评估日历的可行性。参与者的定性反馈被归纳为主题。
共有10名2型糖尿病患者参与了该研究。从可及性(中位数=9.5;范围=0-10)、可接受性(中位数=9.7;范围=0-10)、有效性(中位数=9.3;范围=0-10)、效率(中位数=9;范围=0-10)和适宜性(中位数=9;范围=0-10)方面对日历质量进行了评估。日历的可行性评分为中位数=9.3(范围=9至9.7)。根据参与者的定性反馈出现了三个主题,包括家庭参与、日历便携性和日历设计。
研究结果表明,糖尿病自我护理日历作为农村地区2型糖尿病患者的提醒工具是可行的。