title: Employee perceptions of diabetes education needs: a focus group study.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive non-experimental research was to assess employee perceptions of desired diabetes education through focus groups. Thirteen employees of a southern university in three focus groups identified many standard and some emerging educational topics of interest including healthier food choices when eating out, increasing activity, deciding whether highly advertised "special" products for diabetes were necessary, and recognizing the importance of obesity among children. The employees were willing to attend group meetings related to diabetes, but not to pay for them. The information will be used to plan an intervention to promote diabetes prevention and self-management in a worksite environment where diabetes costs are rising rapidly, and to support the need for a university wellness program. Occupational health nurses can address both employees' needs and employers' costs through such a program.
authors.affiliation: Capstone College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Felecia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Sharol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014495:Universities; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology