Thomas A Clobes
Faculty of Healthcare Administration, Colorado State University Global Campus,
7800 East Orchid St., Suite 200 Greenwood Village CO 80111
Tanzania
Research Article
Visual Reminders and Patient Compliance of Type 2 Diabetics
Author(s): Thomas A ClobesThomas A Clobes
Objective: To determine how visual reminders affect patient compliance in Type 2 diabetics following the completion of a disease management program, a pretest-posttest randomized design was used. Methods: Patients were recruited following enrollment in a diabetes management course. Classes were randomized into the visual reminder group (VG) or control group (CG). The VG selected an object of importance and one seen frequently, reminding themselves to choose healthy behaviors. Baseline and follow-up data included HbA1c, BMI, and exercise time. Results: For HbA1c, the decrease in the CG was 5.49% (0.56 ± 1.4) while the VG group was 13.3% (1.2 ± 1.6) with no statistical significance between the two groups (p=0.36). From baseline to follow-up, the change in the CG was not statistically significant (p=0.3) while the change in the VG was (p=0.04). For BMI, the CG reduced 0.53.. View More»
