Solving the barriers to diabetes education through the use of multimedia

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects > 180 million people worldwide. It is persistent in Thai communities in spite of much effort in prevention and control. This study examined the knowledge capacity of villagers in the Klongmai community of Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, regarding diabetes by way of action research. A health status assessment and a survey of the community were carried out and used as the basis for designing an educational video on diabetes that is accessible regardless of age and educational background. Evaluations of the pre- and poststudy questionnaires were carried out using statistical analysis. The results indicated that the devised educational materials were effective in encouraging the community's self-awareness and perception of diabetes at the significance level of 0.05. Most importantly, the participants demonstrated proficiency in adapting the knowledge gained from the workshop to their own lifestyle.

The impact of a short educational movie on promoting chronic pain health literacy in school: A feasibility study

“…Educational videos have been shown to be effective in disseminating knowledge to children and adults regarding other chronic diseases, such as asthma and diabetes (Lieberman, ; Liu and Feekery, ; Isarankura‐Na‐Ayudhya et al., ). In a study by Isarankura‐Na‐Ayudhya et al.…”

“…In a study by Isarankura‐Na‐Ayudhya et al. (), adults showed significant knowledge gains from watching a 15‐min educational movie on diabetes. Interestingly, participants with diabetes acquired more knowledge from watching the movie than participants without diabetes did.…”

The effectiveness of multimedia education for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

“…() and Isarankura‐Na‐Ayudhya et al . () supported the importance of multimedia health education in improving patients’ diabetes knowledge. However, Huang et al .…”

“…Furthermore, Isarankura‐Na‐Ayudhya et al . () and Kandula et al . () employed a one‐group study design with regular health education, which was incapable of providing sufficient information concerning patient knowledge outcomes.…”

“…Multimedia interventions can help diabetic patients improve their self-care behaviours (Kim et al 2005, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya et al 2010, Glasgow et al 2011, Walker et al 2011, control their HbA1c levels (Kim et al 2005, Walker et al 2011, increase their satisfaction with health education (Kim et al 2005), improve their diabetes-related knowledge (Kim et al 2005, Huang et al 2009, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya et al 2010) and enhance their social support (Wu et al 2011). However, information concerning multimedia health education components of insulin therapy is limited and further research is required to establish its effectiveness.…”