Objective: It was to evaluate the effect of diabetes education on emotional\ndistress in type 2 diabetes patients treated with oral medications. Methods:\nThe experimental study took place in Albania and overall, 200 type 2 diabetes\npatients were enrolled (in both groups, intervention, and control) treated\nwith oral medications, having levels of Glycated hemoglobin HbA1c > 6.5%\nas well the absence of associated diseases such as dementia and psychiatric\ndisorders. Patients were randomly selected from the medical registry of family\nphysicians in the Tirana region. Patients were screened for the emotional\ndistress before and after the intervention with the self-administered questionnaire\nProblem Areas in Diabetes PAID 5. In addition, the levels of HbA1c\nin % were evaluated before and after intervention in both groups. Only intervention\ngroup underwent four diabetes education sessions offered by trained\nnursing staff while the control group continued the previous regime. The\nquestionnaire reliability analysis was estimated by the Cronbach alpha coefficient.\nTo compare the groups the t-test was used and the value of p < 0.05 was\nconsidered significant. Results: Mean age of patients in intervention and\ncontrol group was respectively.......................
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