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KMID : 0379720200340030457
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2020 Volume.34 No. 3 p.457 ~ p.472
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Effects of the Pair-Work based Health Coaching Program for Elderly Diabetic Patients
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Lim Sun-Young
Kim Nam-Hea
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study examined how a pair-work based health coaching program for the self-care of elderly diabetic patients effects the patients’ diabetes self-management knowledge, perceived social support, diabetes self-efficacy, and diabetes self- management behaviors in patients with diabetes.
Method: The participants of this study were 55 elderly diabetic patients aged 65 years or older enrolled at elderly welfare centers in U city;26 patients in the experimental group and 29 in the control group. The program consisted of eight group coaching sessions and four sessions of phone-based individual interviews and coaching, that were implemented once a week for 12 weeks.
Results: Compared to the control groups, the experimental group showed significant improvement in self-care knowledge, social support, diabetes self-efficacy, self-management behavior, fasting blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin level.
Conclusion: The health coaching program is an effective intervention for the selfmanagement of elderly diabetics.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Diabetes mellitus, Self-care, Health, Coaching
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