The impact of a diabetes education program on children and mothers.
To investigate the effect of a diabetes education program for school-age diabetic children and their mothers, an evaluative research approach was used in this exploratory study. Significant gains were made and maintained for 3 months for both the children and their mothers on most of the primary goals of the education program that focused on improving diabetes knowledge and skills. Recommendations are included for improving program effectiveness and research designs.
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Department of Parent & Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation