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Hindi Research Article
Diabetes Training for Community Health Workers
Judith Aponte*Hunter College, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, New York, New York, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Judith Aponte
Hunter College, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
New York, New York, USA
Tel: 212-481-7568
E-mail: jap@hunter.cuny.edu
Received date: October 12, 2015; Accepted date: November 26, 2015; Published date: November 29, 2015
Citation: Aponte J (2015) Diabetes Training for Community Health Workers. J Community Med Health Educ 5:378. doi: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000378
Copyright:© 2015 Aponte J. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background: A 2.5-month diabetes education training for community health workers (CHWs) was developed, implemented, and evaluated.
Methods: Training methods used included case studies, role-playing, and lectures. Exams were used throughout the training for its evaluation. Teaching was delivered by different ways: a one day American Diabetes Association (ADA) course; a five day Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP); Conversation Maps; and a series of seven National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) diabetes education booklets.
Results: Qualitative and quantitative evaluative methods were used during and after the training. The CHWs' diabetes knowledge was evaluated by a pre- and post-test Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ). The post-test was conducted one week after completing the training. The findings showed that the diabetes knowledge of the CHWs increased.
Conclusions: Diabetes competencies and evaluative tools need to be developed specific for CHWs as a way to standardize all CHW diabetes trainings.
