Badi Safaa, Suliman Sara Zainelabdein, Almahdi Rayan, Aldomah Mohammed A, Elkheir Habab Khalid, Ibrahim Mohamed Izham Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed H
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum 14415, Sudan.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology, Khartoum 14411, Sudan.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2024 Sep 29;12(5):151. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy12050151.
Diabetes mellitus is a complex condition to manage. Patients with a greater understanding and knowledge of their condition might achieve better glycemic control than others. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacist-led diabetes education on the knowledge and attitude of individuals with type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
This study was a quasi-experimental study which was conducted at a diabetes clinic in Khartoum, Sudan. The study population was adult individuals with T2DM who attended the diabetes clinic. The estimated sample size was 182 participants. The participants were selected randomly by a simple random sampling method. The knowledge and attitudes of the participants were assessed at baseline and at the end of the study after 12 months. The intervention was carried out through educational materials about diabetes and medications for its treatment.
The majority of the participants were females. The mean age was 54.5 (±10) years. Most participants had a family history of diabetes (69.2%). The mean knowledge score after the intervention was increased by 1.4 (±0.1) from baseline, value (<0.001), while the mean attitude score was increased by 1.7 (±0.2) from baseline, value (<0.001). At baseline, 14.8% of the participants had a high level of knowledge and 18.7% had a negative attitude, while after intervention for 12 months, 28.5% of them had a high level of knowledge and 16.8% had a negative attitude ( values < 0.001, 0.032, respectively).
The knowledge of and attitudes towards diabetes differed significantly as a result of the educational program provided by the clinical pharmacist.
糖尿病是一种难以管理的复杂病症。对自身病情有更深入理解和认识的患者可能比其他人实现更好的血糖控制。本研究旨在评估临床药师主导的糖尿病教育对2型糖尿病（T2DM）患者知识水平和态度的影响。
本研究是一项在苏丹喀土穆一家糖尿病诊所开展的准实验研究。研究对象为前往该糖尿病诊所就诊的成年T2DM患者。估计样本量为182名参与者。采用简单随机抽样方法随机选取参与者。在基线时以及研究结束后的12个月时评估参与者的知识水平和态度。干预通过关于糖尿病及其治疗药物的教育材料进行。
大多数参与者为女性。平均年龄为54.5（±10）岁。大多数参与者有糖尿病家族史（69.2%）。干预后的平均知识得分较基线提高了1.4（±0.1），P值（<0.001），而平均态度得分较基线提高了1.7（±0.2），P值（<0.001）。在基线时，14.8%的参与者知识水平较高，18.7%的参与者态度消极，而在干预12个月后，28.5%的参与者知识水平较高，16.8%的参与者态度消极（P值分别<0.001、0.032）。
临床药师提供的教育项目使患者对糖尿病的知识和态度有了显著差异。
