INFLUENCE OF ONE WEEK EDUCATION PROGRAM ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPROACH OF PHARMACY STUDENTS TOWARDS DIABETES MELLITUS

Author(s)

Khan MS*;Akhtar N, Ali A The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab-Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess the improvement in knowledge and attitude of Pharmacy student towards diabetes by implementing one week education program. METHODS: Study was conducted between January 7, 2013 to January 11, 2013 which engaged pharmacy students comprising two groups: experimental and control groups. Lectures and visual presentations on diabetic education and practice were conducted. Three surveys were performed on two group’s i.e. non intervened control, non- intervened experimental and intervened experimental surveys. Questionnaire was used as survey tool.  RESULTS: Mean score on knowledge about diabetes was increased from 68.81% to 88.90% after educational intervention while that of control group was 74.75%. General knowledge of diabetes was increased from 66.37% to 89.90% while that of control was 69.28%. Risk factors knowledge was increased from 61.05% to 90.20% while that of control was 70.20%. Symptoms knowledge increased from 80.70% to 95.58% while that of control was 88.56%. Therapeutic complications knowledge was increased from 71.58% to 88.57% while that of control was 78.82%. Medication knowledge of diabetes was increased from 80.26% to 83.67% while that of control was 74.51%. Lifestyle knowledge of diabetes was increased from 72.81% to 89.80% while that of control was 84.64%. Knowledge about preventions in diabetes was increased from 69.47% to 86.53% while that of control was 80.78%. Knowledge about diet was increased from 48.68% to 77.55% while that of control was 42.16%. Knowledge about monitoring diabetic conditions was increased from 84.21% to 92.35% while that of control was 86.27. Scores in all diabetic knowledge aspect was increased after education intervention and was significantly (P<0.05) different from that of control group. CONCLUSIONS: Institutions may ethically help in the reinforcement of student’s knowledge by implementing such educational programs which may increase the educational skills, efficiency and confidence of pharmacy students as well as professionals. 

Conference/Value in Health Info

2013-09, ISPOR Latin America 2013, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Value in Health, Vol. 16, No. 7 (November 2013)

Code

PDB25

Topic

Real World Data & Information Systems

Topic Subcategory

Health & Insurance Records Systems

Disease

Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders

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