@article{article_1079204, title={EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF DIABETIC PATIENTS}, journal={Journal of Faculty of Pharmacy of Ankara University}, volume={46}, pages={364–375}, year={2022}, DOI={10.33483/jfpau.1079204}, author={Aksoy, Nilay and Öztürk, Nur and Ulusoy, Serel and Muhammad Umar, Rashida and Ozaydın, Sena}, keywords={Diabetes, self-care, patient education, clinical pharmacist, quality of life}, abstract={<div style="text-align:justify;"> <i>Objective: Our study aimed to assess the role of pre-graduate pharmacy students’ participation in a diabetic education program on improving diabetic self-care. </i> </div> <i> </i> <div style="text-align:justify;"> <i> <i>Material and Method: This study included both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal follow-up. Altinbas University fifth-year pharmacy students gathered relevant information from diabetic patients that visited community pharmacies, under the supervision of their instructor pharmacist. The participants filled out the diabetic self-care scale on their first visit before they were given the education. Patients refilled the same self-care questionnaire after three months. Statistical package for the social science (SPSS) 26 was used for all statistical analysis. </i> </i> </div> <i> </i> <div style="text-align:justify;"> <i> <i>Result and Discussion: The study comprised 86 diabetic patients. The second questionnaire results showed significant improvement in all patients. The total diabetic self-care scale scores were improved remarkably after the training session. HbA1c and BMI values decreased significantly. An educational program can improve diabetic self-care and diabetic outcomes. Active participation of final year pharmacy students in patient care can also improve pharmacists’ participation and contribution to patient care delivery.  </i> </i> </div> <i> </i>}, number={2}, publisher={Ankara University}, organization={No}