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Masters Thesis | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023

Effectiveness of Telehealth Education Programme Regarding Diabetes Self - Management on Knowledge among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Bintu Raju | Dr. Soja S L

Abstract: The present study investigated effectiveness of telehealth education programme regarding diabetes self - management on knowledge among adolescents with type1 diabetes mellitus attending Institute of Child Health, Kottayam. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of telehealth education programme on knowledge regarding diabetes self - management. A quasi experimental pre - test post - test control group design was adopted for this study. The study was theoretically supported by Nola J Penders Health promotion model. The study was conducted among 60 (30 control and 30 experimental) adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, selected by purposive sampling technique. Socio personal data sheet, clinical data sheet, structured knowledge questionnaire regarding self - management of type1 diabetes mellitus were used for data collection. The data were collected over a period of six weeks and were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results of the study revealed that telehealth education had significant effect on improving knowledge (p<0.05 regarding diabetes self - management among adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Telehealth education, Knowledge, Adolescents, Self - management

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023,

Pages: 1004 - 1006