Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Committee Chair
Susan Alexander
Committee Member
Kevin Koehler
Subject(s)
Diabetes--Treatment, Health self-care, Patient education
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic health problem. When adequately controlled, the patient can live an active and high-quality life. Poorly controlled diabetes increases the risk of the development of diabetes-related complications. Despite evidence of the success of diabetes education programs in improving diabetes self-care skills and outcomes, many barriers limit patients’ access to these services. This quality improvement project implemented diabetes self-management education for adult patients aged 18 and older with poorly controlled diabetes. This project provided access to diabetes education among patients currently without access to these services. The diabetes education was based on the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) curriculum called the ADCES 7 Self-Care Behaviors. The project’s outcomes were evaluated by measuring sample demographics, pre and post-education clinical outcomes, and self-care skills.
Recommended Citation
Searcy, Carissa, "Improving access to diabetes self-care education in underserved patients with poorly controlled diabetes" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). 131.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-dnp/131