Editor-in-Chief
Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu
Vice Editors
Levent Kabasakal
Esra Tatar
Online ISSN
2630-6344
Publisher
Marmara University
Frequency
Bimonthly (Six issues / year)
Abbreviation
J.Res.Pharm.
Former Name
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Journal of Research in Pharmacy
2023 , Vol 27 , Issue 5
Necessity and impact of patient education driven by pharmacist on the knowledge level of diabetic patients
1Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Ataşehir 34752 İstanbul, Turkey
DOI :
10.29228/jrp.473
Turkey had the highest prevalence of diabetes in Europe and approximately 60,000 people pass away
because of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Turkey each year. It is essential to provide education to increase knowledge and
awareness regarding DM and to motivate patients for the disease management. The aim of this study was to assess the
diabetes knowledge levels of diabetes patients using insulin and to evaluate the impact of education provided by
pharmacist on their diabetes knowledge level. 64.8% of the participants were having diabetes for more than 5 years and
about half of the participants (51.4%) even did not know what type of diabetes they had. 64.86% of the 37 patients have
never had education regarding DM or medicines used for the treatment before. The participants’ total mean score from
Revised Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2) was significantly increased from 13.57±5.57 to 19.08±5.05 after patient
education (p=0.000). Even though the number of diabetic patients is continually increasing, there is still a dearth of
knowledge regarding DM in Turkey. On the other hand, the significant increase on the DKT2 score after education
clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of pharmacist-driven education. Pharmacists have an impact to make important
contributions on increasing patients’ awareness and knowledge regarding DM. This was a cross-sectional, pilot study
conducted among diabetes mellitus patients who came to a community pharmacy in Istanbul. A structured, validated
questionnaire was used to assess diabetes knowledge level and impact of patient education by pharmacist.
Keywords :
Diabetes mellitus; patient education; knowledge; DKT2