Diabete Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
Diabetes, Continuing education, Attitude, Practice, Health care physicians
Brief summary
The main objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education program on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of primary health care physicians towards a high quality of diabetes care in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.
Detailed description
Background: Diabetes is one of the rapidly growing chronic health conditions across the world. Healthcare providers still continue to face difficulties in delivering optimal care and education worldwide. Thus, continuing education is needed to improve Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of physicians. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education (CE) program on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of primary health care physicians (HCPs) towards a high quality of diabetes care. Design and Methods: This is a quasi-experimental design composed of pre-test post-test uncontrolled experimental design. The study will include all PHC physicians registered in health sectors of Abha and Khamis Musheet cities, Aseer Region. The physicians will be invited to attend a CE program. All participants will fill out a questionnaire before and after the intervention. The change in knowledge and attitudes of the participants will be measured at the end of the program. After 4 months, the practice of physicians will be assessed through retrospective review of patient's files. Impact: Education programs could positively influence the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of healthcare workers toward a high quality of diabetes care, which in turn plays a major role in improving clinical outcomes.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDiabetes Continuing Education Intervention
The program will follow the International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education, which developed by the International Diabetes Federation (IFD) The key components of the proposed program content are Diabetes presentation and complications, Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Fitness. the intervention will be carried out by group of Diabetes educators from a different discipline, such as an Endocrinologist, Family physician, the dietitian will teach the attended physicians.
Sponsors
King Khalid University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
24 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* all PHC physicians registered in health sectors of Abha and Khamis musheet cities, Aseer Region * willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* physicians worked at hospital * other health care professional (non-physicians)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percent of change of knowledge, attitude and practice of primary healthcare physicians | 4 months | the primary outcome will be the difference between pre- and post-intervention regarding knowledge, attitude and practice of primary healthcare physicians. the knowledge and attitude will be assessed by questionnaire while the practice will be assessed through a retrospective review of patient's files. |
Contacts
Primary ContactHosam Y Almetahr, MBBS
Backup ContactAbdullah Alsabaani, ASST PROF
Outcome results
None listed