The Effect of Telemedicine Health Care Model for the Elderly person with Diabetes Mellitus on Blood Sugar Levels Control, Quality of Life and Program Participation Satisfaction
Keywords:
Elderly, Diabetes Mellitus, Telemedicine, Blood sugar levels control, Quality of lifeAbstract
This study aimed to examine the effect of telemedicine health care model for the elderly with diabetes mellitus on blood sugar levels control, quality of life and program participation satisfaction. The quasi-experimental research, one group posttest design was conducted. The population was elderly person with type II diabetes mellitus and 30 samples were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using blood sugar record form, quality of life questionnaire and satisfaction questionnaire with item objective congruence: IOC, 0.67-1, and α- Cronbach coefficient, .78 and .70 respectively. The statistics used were frequency distribution, percentage, average, standard deviation and one-way repeated measures ANOVA.
The findings showed that after participating in the telemedicine health care model for the elderly with diabetes mellitus, most of the participants had blood sugar levels between 121-180 mg/dl, the comparison of blood sugar levels at month 1, 2, 3 and 4 after the program showed no significant difference (p-value > .05). the quality of life after participating in the telemedicine health care model was found as high level and also the program participation satisfaction was good level. In conclusion, the telemedicine health care able to be an option to promote the ability of elder to control their blood sugar and provide good quality of life.
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