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Telehealth for Diabetes Education

Sylvester, Amanda Jane
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2586-0985
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1526032869439739

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2018, Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Program in Population Health Leadership DNP, Xavier University, Nursing.
Diabetes continues to be a significant cause for healthcare concern in the United States. Patients with diabetes are frequently high utilizers of healthcare resources which results in elevated costs for families and healthcare systems. Rates of diabetes continue to rise, and there is an increasing need for diabetes education for proper self-management skills and positive health outcomes for this population. The purpose of this DNP scholarly project was to determine if the use of telehealth as a delivery platform for new onset Type 1 diabetes education can improve access to necessary diabetes education materials, improve patient and family satisfaction, increase retention of knowledge of diabetes self-management skills, and improve glycemic control as compared to traditional classroom-based methods. Five process measures were evaluated including: (1) retention of knowledge, (2) reduction of unnecessary utilization of resources, (3) improvement completion of diabetes education, (4) patient and family satisfaction on experience, ease of use, and access, and (5) staff experience and satisfaction with a telehealth diabetes education program. Initial findings from this pilot project indicate telehealth maintains or improves traditional outcomes for retention of knowledge, utilization of healthcare resources, completion of diabetes education, as well as patient and staff satisfaction.
Susan Allen, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Sara Rosenthall, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
71 p.
Educational Technology; Health Care; Health Education
Type 1 Diabetes; Diabetes Education; Diabetes; Type 1; Healthcare education; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Chronic disease management; Disease management

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  • Sylvester, A. J. (2018). Telehealth for Diabetes Education [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1526032869439739

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sylvester, Amanda. Telehealth for Diabetes Education. 2018. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1526032869439739.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sylvester, Amanda. "Telehealth for Diabetes Education." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1526032869439739

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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