Impact of Health Education Program for Management of Diabetes Ketoacidosis on Physician Awareness | ||||
| Suez Canal University Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 26, Issue 9, September 2023, Page 40-50 PDF (352.89 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/scumj.2023.323936 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Haidy M. El-Shaabany  1; Mohamed El-Kalioby2; Mona Karem3; Rasha Farghaly4
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| 1Department of Pediatrics, Port Fouad Governmental Hospital, Port Said, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Department of Pediatrics, Endocrine and Diabetes Division, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background:The outcomes of DKA patients could be significantly boosted by raising the physician's suspicion of early symptoms, effectively managing the ongoing DKA condition or its complications as soon as possible, and closely monitoring the controlled patients. Several studies have evaluated the role of interventional programs in improving physicians' knowledge regarding DKA. Aim: We aimed to assess the impact of implementing a health education program based on the ISPAD 2014 guidelines on improving pediatricians' awareness and knowledge of DKA diagnosis, management, and complications in children. Subjects and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental (pre-post interventional) study conducted at EL Nasr Hospital, Port Said, Egypt. The study included 28 pediatricians and their knowledge was assessed prior to and following the education program. Results: In general, the education program has significantly increased pediatricians' scores when assessed just after and 3 months following the program (P<0.001). Interestingly, we found that the scores of male pediatricians were significantly higher than their female counterparts only in the pretest test (p=0.017). Meanwhile, the differences in scores between different post-graduation degrees at different time points were insignificant. Moreover, physicians' knowledge was not correlated with their age or the duration of their experience. Conclusions: The educational program has boosted the pediatricians' knowledge regarding DKA diagnosis, monitoring, complications, and treatment. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Diabetes; evaluation; knowledge; doctors | ||||
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