Effectiveness of video assisted teaching and self instructional module on biophysiological variables and quality of life among type 2 diabetics

Abstract

Many research findings report that educational strategies for type 2 newlinediabetes is rendered with computer based education, telephone counseling, newlineaudio taped and self readable booklets. Comparative studies have been newlinedone between efficiency of web based education versus counseling on newlinediabetics outcomes (Fathia et al, 2012). Type 2 diabetes decreased healthrelated newlinequality of life, but there was a lack of information about the health newlinestatus of people in pre-diabetic states. However, information on health utility newlineweights for pre-diabetic states and type 2 diabetes was essential to newlineestimate the effect of prevention initiatives. Health professionals had to be aware of the fall in health related newlinequality of life associated with co-morbidity. This should be taken into newlineaccount in the management of patients. Patients with discordant comorbidity newlinewere advised and supported to maintain levels of physical activity newline(Oshea et al, 2014). There is lack of research work on comparing the newlinedifferent educational modalities on type 2 diabetes. With view to find some newlinenovel methods to enhance the quality of life of type2 diabetics, this present newlinestudy was carried out on type 2 diabetes by comparing the effectiveness of newlineVideo Assisted Teaching (VAT) and Self Instructional Module (SIM).In conclusion, the overall study findings revealed that providing Video newlineAssisted Teaching and Self Instructional Module benefitted the type 2 newlinediabetics to control fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, and waist circumference measurement. The newlinepresent study shows that video assisted teaching was comparably more newlineeffective than self instructional module to improve the quality of life among newlinetype 2 diabetics. newline