Impact of the application of graphic health education path on diabetes patients

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the application of graphic health education path on patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods: 98 patients were assigned to a regular education group (control group) and a graphic health education path group (intervention group) according to time order. The Diabetic Knowledge Test (DKT) questionnaire and the degree of satisfactionquestionnairewereusedtocomparebetweentheinterventiongroupandthecontrolgroup.Results:Afterintervention patients' diabetic knowledge in observation group (16.53±2.77) was higher than the control group (14.59±2.78) (P0.01), and their degree of satisfaction was improved from (79.88±2.66)% to (93.22±3.82)%, a statistically difference (P0.01). Conclusion: Patients' diabetic knowledge level and their degree of satisfaction were improved significantly through graphic health education path,so graphic health education path should be wide spread.