ABSTRACT
Background: In Tanzania the available data shows that diabetic patients are in risk of developing different life-threatening health complications, this lead to increased medical expenses, reduced quality of life and increased mortality rate. Different innovative teaching methods are needed in order to prevent and to control the burden of diabetes. Thus, the current study was aimed to assess the efficacy of peer support learning strategy on improving competence and health outcomes among adult diabetic patients attending clinic in Dodoma region. Methods: A quantitative approach with controlled quasi-experimental pre-post design was used. A total of 72 intervention and 72 control were selected randomly. Interviewer administered questionnaires was used in addition glucose level and blood pressure also was checked at pretest and posttest. Six expert patients were trained and conducted two face to face meeting to their fellow patients for sixty minutes each meeting within one month. Data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software number 26.0, both descriptive and inferential statistics was used. Results: The mean age for study participants was 54.86 in control group and 53.33 in the intervention group. The independent t-test showed significant difference between groups for competence; the mean scores in the post test for knowledge was (M=0.194) for intervention group and (M=-0.203) for control group, p-value
JOSEPH, G (2021). Efficacy Of Peer Support Learning Strategy On Improving Competence And Health Outcomes Among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending Clinic In Dodoma Region: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-peer-support-learning-strategy-on-improving-competence-and-health-outcomes-among-adult-diabetic-patients-attending-clinic-in-dodoma-region-a-quasi-experimental-study
JOSEPH, GRACE "Efficacy Of Peer Support Learning Strategy On Improving Competence And Health Outcomes Among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending Clinic In Dodoma Region: A Quasi-Experimental Study" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-peer-support-learning-strategy-on-improving-competence-and-health-outcomes-among-adult-diabetic-patients-attending-clinic-in-dodoma-region-a-quasi-experimental-study. Accessed 05 May. 2024.
JOSEPH, GRACE . "Efficacy Of Peer Support Learning Strategy On Improving Competence And Health Outcomes Among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending Clinic In Dodoma Region: A Quasi-Experimental Study". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 05 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-peer-support-learning-strategy-on-improving-competence-and-health-outcomes-among-adult-diabetic-patients-attending-clinic-in-dodoma-region-a-quasi-experimental-study >.
JOSEPH, GRACE . "Efficacy Of Peer Support Learning Strategy On Improving Competence And Health Outcomes Among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending Clinic In Dodoma Region: A Quasi-Experimental Study" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 05, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-peer-support-learning-strategy-on-improving-competence-and-health-outcomes-among-adult-diabetic-patients-attending-clinic-in-dodoma-region-a-quasi-experimental-study