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Improving IV Insulin Administration in a Community Hospital
Published on: June 11, 2012
Injection Errors Are Still Common in Insulin Therapy! Could It be a Solution?
Güneş Alkaya Feyizoğlu1, Gülbeyaz Can2
1Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, Internal Medicine Department, Diabetes Nursing, Egitim District, Kadikoy, Turkiye.
Aim:
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of educational materials used to reduce insulin administration errors in patients with type 2 diabetes (educational brochure vs. educational video) on patients' knowledge and practical application of insulin injection techniques.
Methods:
This randomised controlled experimental study was conducted between December 2019 and January 2021 at a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. The study was completed with 52 patients who were given educational videos and 42 (n = 94) patients given educational brochures. In the first meeting, patients' insulin administration characteristics were evaluated, they were trained again with a video or brochure and were then handed the corresponding education material of the group. Their insulin administration characteristics were re-evaluated 1 week and 3 months later.
Results And Conclusion:
The number of correct insulin administrations was higher in the group that received video-based education compared to the group that received brochure-based education. However, a significant increase in the number of correct administrations was also observed in the brochure-based education group. It was concluded that both educational methods are effective, practical, and feasible for reinforcing insulin administration training in patients using insulin.
Clinical Trials Act:
Clinical trial registration: NCT05658744 (Approval date of registry; 20 December 2022).
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