This study examined whether diabetic patients who functioned as teachers, demonstrated a greater level of disease-acceptsnce, self-accepatance, self-worth than diabetic patients who did not serve in the teacher role.
A Quasi experimental research was designed and conducted a national university hospital(20 patients) and two clinics (40 patients) in Daejon. Date was collected from June to September, 1989, using the questionnaire method and by the use of the descriptive statistics, paired t-test, Coefficient of correlation, ANOVA, ANCOVA, scheff；e test.
The results of the study were as follows：
1. The first hypothesis, “the Exp. G. participated in diabetic education as a teacher will have a greater level of disease-acceptance than the Cont. G. participated in diabetic education as a learner” was supported.
2. The second hypothesis, “the Exp. G. will have a greater level of self-acceptance than the Cont. G.” was supported.
3. The third hypothesis, “the Exp. G. will have a greater level of disease-acceptance than preeducation” was supported.
4. The fourth hypothesis, “the Exp. G. will have a greater level of self-acceptance than preeducation” was not supported.
5. The fifth hypothesis, “the relationship of diasease-acceptance and self-acceptance will be a positive relationship” was supported.
6. The sixth hypothesis, “the Exp. G. will have a greater level of knoweledge of DM than preeducation” was supported.
7. According to self-worth measurment, the Exp. G. wanted to be a responsible, accurate, and normal person, and the Count, G. wanted to be normal, helpful, competent person after education.
In conclusion, serving in the teacher role contributed significantly to predicting higher levels of disease-acceptance, self-acceptance, self-worth.
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