Clinical Review
Impact of Instructor-Directed, Web-Based Education and Health Beliefs
Improving Diabetes Self-Care
Fed Pract. 2009 July;26(7):22
Author(s):
Johnson MA
Author and Disclosure Information
Marcia A. Johnson, DNP, APRN-BC
Dr. Johnson is a primary care provider/nurse practitioner at the VA community-based outpatient clinic located in Fort Dix, NJ, an affiliate of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
This study compared the effects of an instructor-directed, web-based education program with those of a conventional education program on the self-care behaviors of veterans with type 2 diabetes. It also looked for associations between veterans’ health beliefs and their diabetes self-care behaviors.