ORCID
http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0031-630X
Date of Award
Spring 5-4-2025
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Dr. Regina Prusinski
First Committee Member
Dr. Joy Shoemaker
Second Committee Member
Dr. Bonnie Fagan
Keywords
Senior Diabetes, Diabetes Self-Management Education, Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire, Primary Care.
Subject Categories
Family Practice Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic disease that impacts 27.2 million seniors 65 and older. Evidence-based care for T2DM includes a combination of medication and disease-management behaviors. Access to education to teach patients healthy behaviors to manage their disease is limited and even less accessible to geriatric patients with aging learning needs. The scholarly project addresses this gap in patient education by implementing evidence-based diabetes self-management education for geriatric patients to increase patient knowledge and confidence in implementing self-management behaviors. The scholarly project aims to assess health behaviors in patients aged 65 and older with established type 2 diabetes and compare a change in participants' knowledge and health behaviors after implementing diabetes self-management education (DSME). The project implements DSME for a geriatric patient population in a primary care office in a suburban setting. The Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ) is a 16-question survey designed to assess behaviors associated with glycemic control. The DSMQ is implemented pre- and post-education to evaluate and compare patient knowledge and behaviors at baseline and after education. The final study results are limited due to sample size and time constraints. Overall, there was no mean interval difference in the DSMQ survey before and after education. From these results, clinical practice incorporating DSME can help educate geriatric patients through multiple sessions to help improve learning outcomes and support consistent behavioral changes to improve disease management.
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Licensing Permission
Copyright, all rights reserved. Fair Use
Recommended Citation
Furlan, Makilah Rae, "Diabetes Self-Management Education for Older Adults in Primary Care" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects. 156.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_doc/156