comparison of two educational methods

Comparison of impact of Pictorial and Teach-back educational strategies on knowledge about diabetes disease, adherence to medication and diet among people with diabetes type 2 and low health literacy attending to diabetes unit of Imam Khomeini hospital in saqqez

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201201108684N1

Enrollment

135

Registered

2012-02-07

Start date

2011-07-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Intervention 1: Pictorial educational strategy is a method that educator use of pictorial for teaching Key concepts without using medical terminology or jargons. Intervention 2: Participants in contro

Participants in control group were received only routine diabetes education.

Teach-back educational strategies Teach-back is a way to confirm that you have explained to the patient what they need to know in a manner that the patient understands. Patient understanding is

Pictorial educational strategy is a method that educator use of pictorial for teaching Key concepts without using medical terminology or jargons.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria obtain health literacy score<59; afflicted to Diabetes type 2; age over 18; able to read and write; Exclusion criteria lack of dementia; visual or learning disability; no afflicted to diabetes type one; no participation in other research project.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge about Diabetes Disease. Timepoint: Before and six weeks after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: Researcher developed questionnaire for knowledge.;Adherence to Diet. Timepoint: Before and six weeks after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: Researcher developed questionnaire for diet.;Adherence to medication. Timepoint: Before and six weeks after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: Morisky standard questionnaire for adherence to medication.	—

Measure

Time frame

Knowledge about Diabetes Disease. Timepoint: Before and six weeks after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: Researcher developed questionnaire for knowledge.;Adherence to Diet. Timepoint: Before and six weeks after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: Researcher developed questionnaire for diet.;Adherence to medication. Timepoint: Before and six weeks after finishing intervention. Method of measurement: Morisky standard questionnaire for adherence to medication.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Reza Negarandeh

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

rnegarandeh@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6642 1685

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026