NURSING INTERVENTION FOR BLACK WOMEN W/ NIDDM

本护理研究的目的是测试文化敏感型糖尿病护理和患者教育干预的有效性，旨在使美国黑人妇女具备必要的知识和技能，以承担自我管理和改善糖尿病。27名年龄在36岁到60岁之间的肥胖黑人女性自愿参加了这项研究，她们平均患有糖尿病的时间为5.4年。大多数（73%）报告说，尽管控制不良，但仅服用口服降糖药。基线筛选后，参与者被教导自我监测，给予仪表和用品，并计划每月与执业护士进行6个月的护理访问，每两个月进行一次小组教育，为期3个月。研究结果表明，护士糖尿病护理和教育的文化敏感干预是有益的，导致项目出勤率，预约，改善代谢控制，并可能更好地适应糖尿病。

The purpose of this nursing study in Black American women with NIDDM is to test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive diabetes care and patient education intervention designed to empower Black American women with knowledge and skills necessary to assume self-management and ameliorate diabetes. Twenty-seven obese black women age 36 to 60, with an average 5.4 year duration of diabetes volunteered to participate. The majority (73%) reported taking only oral hypoglycemic agents despite poor control. After baseline screening, participants were taught to self monitor, given meter and supplies, and were scheduled for monthly care visits with a Nurse Practitioner for 6 months and for bimonthly group education for 3 months. Findings suggest that a culturally sensitive intervention of Nurse Practitioner diabetes care and education is beneficial, resulting in program attendance, kept appointments, improved metabolic control and possibly better adjustment to diabetes.