Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 186-190
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Side Effects and Its Management of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus at Selected Hospital, Villupuram District
Karth.R1, Gomathi.P2, Hema.J2, Lakshmi Narayanan.S2, Santhosh Kumar.J2
1Associate Professor & HOD, Dept of MSN, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu
2M.Sc, nursing, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu.
Corresponding Author: Karth.R
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of STP on knowledge regarding the side effects and its management of Anti-Diabetic Drugs among patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
Objectives: 1. To assess the pre and post test level of knowledge on side effects and its management of Anti-Diabetic Drugs. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured Teaching programme 3. To find out the association between Post test level of knowledge with selected socio demographic variables of patients with diabetes Mellitus.
Method: pre experimental research design was adopted for the study. 50 samples were selected by using convenient sampling technique. The level of knowledge among patients was assessed by using self-structured knowledge questionnaires.
Result: the level of knowledge among Diabetic patients, in pre test 30(60%) of them had inadequate knowledge, 15 (30%) had moderate adequate knowledge and 5 (10%) of them had adequate knowledge. In post test, 10(20%) of them had inadequate knowledge, 18 (36%) had moderate adequate knowledge and 22 (44%) of them had adequate knowledge. In pre test the mean was 12.46 and the SD was 5.21and in post test mean was 19.72 with the SD was 7.008. The paired t” test value was t = 1.9845 (p=0.0264) which is statistically significant at the level of P<0.05.
Conclusion: The study result shows that the STP improves the knowledge regarding the side effects and its management of anti diabetic drugs among the diabetic clients.
Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, side effects and its management, Anti-Diabetic Drugs,