The Impact of Patient Education on Diabetes Empowerment Scale (DES) and Diabetes Attitude Scale(DAS-3) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Aim: This study was conducted to assess the impact of a brief, patient-centered education program on perceived self-efficacy and attitudes towards diabetes of patients with type 2 diabetes.Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled study was designed and conducted to assess the impact of education using the DES (Diabetes Empowerment Scale) and DAS-3 (Diabetes Attitude Questionnaire-3), which were administered using a pre- and post-test design. A patient-centered education program was developed on the basis of the data supplied from patients’ responses to a knowledge pre-test and the “Teaching Letters”prepared by the Diabetes Education Study Group (DESG) of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes(EASD).Results: The intervention resulted in limited but some encouraging results, especially in perceived self-management of the psychosocial aspects of diabetes; assessing dissatisfaction and readiness to change; and setting and achieving diabetes goals.Conclusions: The study revealed that limited changes in attitude and self-efficacy are possible with a brief intervention.