Impact of Diabetes Continuing Education on Primary Health Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice

July 18, 2019 updated by: Hosam Almetahr, King Khalid University
The main objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education program on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of primary health care physicians towards a high quality of diabetes care in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Background:

Diabetes is one of the rapidly growing chronic health conditions across the world. Healthcare providers still continue to face difficulties in delivering optimal care and education worldwide. Thus, continuing education is needed to improve Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of physicians.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a continuing education (CE) program on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of primary health care physicians (HCPs) towards a high quality of diabetes care.

Design and Methods:

This is a quasi-experimental design composed of pre-test post-test uncontrolled experimental design. The study will include all PHC physicians registered in health sectors of Abha and Khamis Musheet cities, Aseer Region. The physicians will be invited to attend a CE program. All participants will fill out a questionnaire before and after the intervention. The change in knowledge and attitudes of the participants will be measured at the end of the program. After 4 months, the practice of physicians will be assessed through retrospective review of patient's files.

Impact:

Education programs could positively influence the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of healthcare workers toward a high quality of diabetes care, which in turn plays a major role in improving clinical outcomes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

65

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

24 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all PHC physicians registered in health sectors of Abha and Khamis musheet cities, Aseer Region
  • willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • physicians worked at hospital
  • other health care professional (non-physicians)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Diabetes Continuing Education Program

the physicians will be assessed before and after intervention

the intervention group will be enrolled to the intervention program proposed to be (lecture + interactive workshop + group discussion + role play)

The program will follow the International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education, which developed by the International Diabetes Federation (IFD) The key components of the proposed program content are Diabetes presentation and complications, Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Fitness.

the intervention will be carried out by group of Diabetes educators from a different discipline, such as an Endocrinologist, Family physician, the dietitian will teach the attended physicians.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percent of change of knowledge, attitude and practice of primary healthcare physicians
Time Frame: 4 months

the primary outcome will be the difference between pre- and post-intervention regarding knowledge, attitude and practice of primary healthcare physicians.

the knowledge and attitude will be assessed by questionnaire while the practice will be assessed through a retrospective review of patient's files.

4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

August 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 17, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2019

Last Verified

July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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