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Educational Intervention for Self-Care in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor: Suleyman Demirel University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial was to learn whether a structured educational intervention could improve self-care and selected clinical outcomes in adults with both coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The main questions were: Does the educational intervention improve self-care related to coronary heart disease and diabetes? Does the educational intervention improve blood sugar control, body mass index, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol? Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group received one individual face-to-face education session about self-care for coronary heart disease and diabetes, supported by an educational booklet. They also received brief telephone follow-up contacts at weeks 1 and 4 to reinforce the self-care information, discuss problems they experienced, and answer their questions. Participants in the control group continued to receive usual clinical care. Researchers assessed self-care, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body mass index, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol at the start of the study and again at 3 and 6 months.
Official title: The Effect of an Educational Intervention on Glycemic Control and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2021-08-01
Completion Date
2023-03-23
Last Updated
2026-10-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Experimental
Participants received one-to-one face-to-face self-care education addressing coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes, supported by an educational booklet. The educational content was delivered in approximately 30 minutes, followed by 10-20 minutes of discussion about participants' questions, concerns, and self-care difficulties. The total session lasted 40-50 minutes. Brief telephone follow-up contacts were conducted at weeks 1 and 4 to reinforce the self-care information provided during the education, discuss problems experienced, and answer participants' questions. These telephone contacts generally lasted 5-10 minutes.
Locations (1)
Süleyman Demirel University Research and Application Hospital
Isparta, Turkey (Türkiye)