Effectiveness of Dietary Education for the Diabetes Treatment

Lee, Yong Mi; Jin, Ki Nam; Lee, Dong Woo; Lee, Hae Jong; Kim, Moon Kyu; Kim, Mi Jin; Chung, Choon Hee

Focused Issue

Diabetes Monit 2002;3(1):87-96.

당뇨병 식사요법의 교육방법에 따른 효과 분석

이용미, 진기남, 이동우, 이해종, 김문규, 김미진, 정춘희

Effectiveness of Dietary Education for the Diabetes Treatment

Yong Mi Lee, Ki Nam Jin, Dong Woo Lee, Hae Jong Lee, Moon Kyu Kim, Mi Jin Kim, Choon Hee Chung

Abstract

Background
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of dietary education, dietary compliance, knowledge about dietary treatment for diabetic control. Therefore, we performed a randomized prospective study to compare the effects of three different teaching methods for diet control. Methods: Three different groups were selected for the comparison. While one control group was not given any dietary education, the other two groups were given variable dietary educations: group 1 with teaching combined with buffet and group 2 with teaching only. Fifty respondents respectively were assigned to each groups. The effectiveness of different approaches was examined using attitude, knowledge, compliance behavior, and blood test results. Results: First, the difference between three groups in attitude was statistically significant. The group 1 rated more positively in the effectiveness of diet than the other groups. Second, the group 1 showed higher level of knowledge compared to others. Third, the group 1 complied more strongly with the dietary principle than the others. Fourth, the group 1 showed lower level of blood glucose than the others. Conclusion: Dietary education including buffet showed much better results than the other groups. We need to develop comprehensive programs about dietary education for strict glycemic control in the diabetic patients.