Evaluation of nutritional education using concept mapping.
The concept mapping method is presented in the current study as a new tool to assess the learning process taking part in the hallmark of a nutritional education program addressed to obese diabetic patients.


METHODS
eight patients were interviewed prior to and after completion of 1-week in-hospital stay during which concept maps were designed. Concept maps quantitative and qualitative analysis disclose both (i) the importance of previous knowledge among patients prior to nutritional education and (ii) the maintenance of misconceptions after it. Nutritional education allows patients to acquire and structure their knowledge while providing them with a certain amount of medical vocabulary. An underlying correlation between concept maps design and the results of psychological tests identifying eating behaviour troubles (EBT), depression or anxiety has not been clearly identified. However, the nutritional education is more beneficial to those patients with a higher degree of self-assertiveness and with a lesser degree of anxiety, depression and eating disorder.
França
Silvana
S
Health Education Laboratory, UPRES, EA 3412, WHO Cooperating Center for Development of Human Resources in Healthcare, UFR-SMBH, Université Paris Nord, Paris, France.
d'Ivernois
Jean François
JF
Marchand
Claire
C
Haenni
Catherine
C
Ybarra
Juan
J
Golay
Alain
A
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003210:Concept Formation; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D036301:Qualitative Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires