Use of a Course on Self-Control Behavior Techniques to Increase Adherence to Prescribed Frequency for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose

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A 12-week behavioral change program consisting of a course on Self-Control Behavior Techniques, which used a self- study format and included self- management techniques, was developed and implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of the course and the behavioral change techniques in helping people with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to increase adherence to the prescribed frequency for self- monitoring blood glucose (SMBG). A two-group pretest posttest experimental design was used (treatment n = 11, control n = 14). The treatment group achieved significantly higher posttest scores for the course. However, the control group achieved a significantly higher goal-adherence rate. The course was effective in teaching the knowledge and skills necessary for learning the techniques; the educational approach was an effective method for learning; and the application of the techniques resulted in an increase in frequency of SMBG but did not result in achievement of adherence to the goal for frequency of SMBG.
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