TY - JOUR
T1 - A study of the level of knowledge about diabetes management of low-income persons with diabetes
AU - Kemper, Phyllis
AU - Savage, Christine
AU - Niederbaumer, Paula
AU - Anthony, Jean
N1 - Funding Information:
The patient survey from the Value-Based Partnering Diabetes Project sponsored by the Health Improvement Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati was the basis of the survey for this project. The survey was rewritten to a fourth-grade reading level. The SMOG Readability Formula, a simple method to calculate the reading difficulty of prose, was utilized to verify the reading level of the survey (Doak, Doak, & Root, 1996; McLaughlin, 1969). The SMOG formula is distinctive from other readability formulas because it measures 100% comprehension of the written material (McLaughlin, 1969). Care was taken not to lose the intent of the original questions.
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PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Diabetes education has proven to be an effective intervention for the management of diabetes. Persons with lower education levels, the majority of whom have low incomes, receive less diabetes self-management education (DSME) than their peers. This study compared the diabetes knowledge level of low-income adults who did not have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma with those who did. We conducted a survey among residents of 4 low-income neighborhoods in Cincinnati, Ohio, using a cross-sectional descriptive design. Surveys included information related to diabetes self-management and level of education. The only questions for which there was a significant difference between the 2 groups were those pertaining to the causes and treatment of hypoglycemia. Survey results were used to validate the need for a DSME program for low-income adults in Cincinnati, Ohio. A DSME program was developed specifically for persons with low literacy.
AB - Diabetes education has proven to be an effective intervention for the management of diabetes. Persons with lower education levels, the majority of whom have low incomes, receive less diabetes self-management education (DSME) than their peers. This study compared the diabetes knowledge level of low-income adults who did not have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma with those who did. We conducted a survey among residents of 4 low-income neighborhoods in Cincinnati, Ohio, using a cross-sectional descriptive design. Surveys included information related to diabetes self-management and level of education. The only questions for which there was a significant difference between the 2 groups were those pertaining to the causes and treatment of hypoglycemia. Survey results were used to validate the need for a DSME program for low-income adults in Cincinnati, Ohio. A DSME program was developed specifically for persons with low literacy.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327655jchn2204_5
DO - 10.1207/s15327655jchn2204_5
M3 - Article
C2 - 16245974
AN - SCOPUS:28044466448
SN - 0737-0016
VL - 22
SP - 231
EP - 239
JO - Journal of Community Health Nursing
JF - Journal of Community Health Nursing
IS - 4
ER -