title: Educating diabetes camp counselors with a human patient simulator: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to pilot test the feasibility and efficacy of a novel method of teaching camp counselors hypoglycemia management.
  
  
  METHODS
  During orientation, counselors were assigned to the experimental (n= 21) or control (n= 15) group and received hypoglycemia education. The experimental group received supplemental education with a human patient simulator (HPS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Baseline demographics, knowledge, and self-efficacy were similar between groups. The experimental group had a significantly larger gain in diabetes knowledge than the control group. Within-participant change in self-efficacy did not differ by group. We observed a significant effect modification, with larger treatment-related differences in the small subgroup with no previous diabetes exposure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This feasibility study demonstrated the ease of teaching diabetes management to camp counselors using HPS.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Nursing & Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA. Susan.Sullivan-Bolyai@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sullivan-Bolyai
authors.forename: Sybil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Bonny
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huston
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D055815:Young Adult