Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of medical education on hospital hyperglycemia on physician's technical knowledge and the quality of medical prescriptions, patient care, and clinical outcomes. Subjects and methods: The intervention included online classes and practical consultatio...
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| author | Jivago da Fonseca Lopes Pedro da Rocha Andrade Neto Magno Tauceda Borges Matheus Carret Krause Mariano Otto Schmitz Simi Maristela Bohlke Leticia Schwerz Weinert |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of medical education on hospital hyperglycemia on physician's technical knowledge and the quality of medical prescriptions, patient care, and clinical outcomes. Subjects and methods: The intervention included online classes and practical consultations provided by an endocrinologist to medical preceptors and residents of the Department of Internal Medicine. A pretest and a post-test (0 to 10 points) were applied before and after the intervention and patients medical records were reviewed before and after the intervention. The outcomes were improvement in medical knowledge, in the quality of prescriptions for patients in the clinical area, and clinical outcomes. Results: The global mean of correct answers improved with the intervention [before: 6.9 points (±1.7) versus after the intervention: 8.8 points (±1.5) (p < 0.001)]. The number of patients who did not have at least one blood glucose assessment during the entire hospitalization for acute illness decreased from 12.6% before to 2.6% (p < 0.001) after the intervention. There was also a significant reduction in hospital hypoglycemia rates (p < 0.026). The use of sliding-scale insulin as the main treatment was quite low before and after the intervention (2.2% and 0%). After 6 months, medical knowledge did not show significant reduction. Conclusion: Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia can improve medical knowledge and clinical outcomes for patients. The improvement in medical knowledge was maintained after 6 months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98a4613ad13b44cf8656974107a353072024-02-27T07:41:10ZengBrazilian Society of Endocrinology and MetabolismArchives of Endocrinology and Metabolism2359-42922024-02-016810.20945/2359-4292-2023-0003Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomesJivago da Fonseca Lopeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2054-4350Pedro da Rocha Andrade Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-2346Magno Tauceda Borgeshttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-1790-4887Matheus Carret Krausehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0787-1899Mariano Otto Schmitz Simihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7986-2794Maristela Bohlkehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-3475Leticia Schwerz Weinerthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-4743ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of medical education on hospital hyperglycemia on physician's technical knowledge and the quality of medical prescriptions, patient care, and clinical outcomes. Subjects and methods: The intervention included online classes and practical consultations provided by an endocrinologist to medical preceptors and residents of the Department of Internal Medicine. A pretest and a post-test (0 to 10 points) were applied before and after the intervention and patients medical records were reviewed before and after the intervention. The outcomes were improvement in medical knowledge, in the quality of prescriptions for patients in the clinical area, and clinical outcomes. Results: The global mean of correct answers improved with the intervention [before: 6.9 points (±1.7) versus after the intervention: 8.8 points (±1.5) (p < 0.001)]. The number of patients who did not have at least one blood glucose assessment during the entire hospitalization for acute illness decreased from 12.6% before to 2.6% (p < 0.001) after the intervention. There was also a significant reduction in hospital hypoglycemia rates (p < 0.026). The use of sliding-scale insulin as the main treatment was quite low before and after the intervention (2.2% and 0%). After 6 months, medical knowledge did not show significant reduction. Conclusion: Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia can improve medical knowledge and clinical outcomes for patients. The improvement in medical knowledge was maintained after 6 months.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972024000100320&lng=en&tlng=enDiabetes mellitushospital hyperglycemiainsulin therapymedical education |
| spellingShingle | Jivago da Fonseca Lopes Pedro da Rocha Andrade Neto Magno Tauceda Borges Matheus Carret Krause Mariano Otto Schmitz Simi Maristela Bohlke Leticia Schwerz Weinert Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism Diabetes mellitus hospital hyperglycemia insulin therapy medical education |
| title | Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes |
| title_full | Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes |
| title_short | Medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes |
| title_sort | medical education on hospital hyperglycemia improving knowledge and outcomes |
| topic | Diabetes mellitus hospital hyperglycemia insulin therapy medical education |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972024000100320&lng=en&tlng=en |
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