None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Adults with diabetes will be divided into two groups: one group shall receive a printed leaflet about diabetes specially designed for persons with limited reading skills. The other group will receive a standard printed leaflet on diabetes. The effect on understanding will tested in both groups by a telephone interview after one month.
Interventions
A simplified format health education leaflet printed on A5 paper, one side only.
The leaflet contains 8 information items related to diabetes including diet (e.g., fruit juice can raise blood sugar level) and exercise (e.g., exercise can lower blood sugar level). Each item is presented as a bullet point with a relevant color photograph.
The leaflet shall be handed to the patient and discussed briefly (5 - 20 min) by the clinic nurse after baseline assessment (demographic and vital signs).
Sponsors
UAE University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Adults: age more than 18 years 2. Clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 2 or 1.
Exclusion criteria
1. Pregnancy 2. Severe co-morbid medical conditions such as heart failure, organ transplant 3. Apparent visual, hearing or mental impairment
Outcome results
None listed