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Volume 9
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
ISSN: 2165-7904
JOINT EVENT
Childhood Obesity 2019
Diabetes Conference 2019
March 18-19, 2019
&
3
rd
World Congress on
Diabetes and Obesity
12
th
International Conferences on
Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
March 18-19, 2019 | Rome, Italy
The effectiveness of problem-solving training program on problem- solving ability and disease control for
diabetics with Hypoglycemia
Fei-Ling Wu
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Objective:
The aim of this study is to develop the problem-solving training program based on the theories of social
problem solving and to evaluate the longitudinal effects on problem-solving orientation, problem-solving ability,
emotional adaptation and glycated hemoglobin for diabetics with hypoglycemia.
Methods:
This study employed a quasi-experimental study design. Sixty-two people with type 2 diabetes from the
metabolic clinics of medical center and regional hospitals in northern Taiwan were convenience sampling divided
into an experimental and control group of thirty and thirty-two participants, respectively. Both groups were assessed
at four separate times periods, including the pre-test, post-test 1 (1rd month), post-test 2 (3th month) and post-test
3 (6th month). The experimental group received a 12-week problem-solving training program, which included:
problem-solving brochure education, problem-solving skills guidance, teaching blood glucose self-monitoring
and 6-12 phone call follow ups (of 10-20 minutes each). The control group received a self-regulation manual only.
Hypoglycemia Problem Solving Scale, Disease-Associated Negative Mood Scale and HbA1c were used in this study
to measure differences between pre- and posttest values. The statistical analysis included frequency, percentage,
mean, one-way ANOVA, pair-t test and repeated-measures two-way ANOVA.
Results:
The result showed that problem-solving ability; emotional adaptation and glycated hemoglobin scores were
significantly improved by after the problem-solving training program group intervention. On the 3th month after
intervention, we found a significant difference between the two groups in terms of problem-solving ability and
HbA1c.
Conclusion:
Applying problem-solving skills, patients take initiative to identify and seek possible strategies to solve
their problems, alleviate diabetic issues and achieving self-management.
Biography
Fei Ling Wu has her expertise in evaluation and passion in improving the diabetic care. She constructed a hypoglycemia problem-solving scale based on the
theory of social problem solving. At the same time, the concept of problem solving is also applied to topics related to diabetes care. In the future, she will also
actively improve her effectiveness in helping people with diabetes manage their hypoglycemia-related problems.
flwu@mail.cgust.edu.twFei-Ling Wu, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2019, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-091