Effectiveness of a 12‐week school‐based educational preventive program on weight and fasting blood glucose in “at‐risk” adolescents of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Randomised controlled trial

Ayman Bani Salameh; Nihaya Al-sheyab; Mamdouh El-hneiti; Abeer Shaheen; Leonie Mosel Williams; Robyn Gallagher

doi:10.1111/ijn.12528

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Effectiveness of a 12‐week school‐based educational preventive program on weight and fasting blood glucose in “at‐risk” adolescents of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Randomised controlled trial

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Effectiveness of a 12‐week school‐based educational preventive program on weight and fasting blood glucose in “at‐risk” adolescents of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Randomised controlled trial

Ayman Bani Salameh, Nihaya Al-sheyab, Mamdouh El-hneiti, Abeer Shaheen, Leonie Mosel Williams and Robyn Gallagher

International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol.23(3), e12528

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12528

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adolescent

type 2 diabetes

weight

school

education

nurses

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To assess the effectiveness of a 12-week school-based educational preventive program for type 2 diabetes by change in weight and fasting blood glucose level in Jordanian adolescents. Sixteen percent of Jordanian adults have obesity-related type 2 diabetes and 5.6% of obese adolescents examined, however one-third unexamined. Rates in Arabic countries will double in 20 years, but this can be prevented and reversed by controlling obesity. A single-blinded randomised controlled trial was conducted in 2 unisex high schools in Irbid, Jordan, in 2012. Intervention and control participants, aged 12 to 18 years, were visibly overweight/obese. They were randomly allocated to the intervention (n = 205) or control (n = 196) groups. At-risk students were assessed before and after the 12-week intervention, for change in weight and fasting blood glucose level following preventive instruction and parent-supported changes. Mean age of participants was 15.3 years with equal percentages of both males (49.4%) and females. Post intervention, the intervention group, demonstrated statistically significant reductions: mean difference of 3.3 kg in weight (P < .000) and 1.36 mg/dL (0.075 mmol/L) in fasting blood glucose (P < .000). School-based early prevention intervention effectively reduced weight and fasting blood glucose in Jordanian at-risk adolescents.

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Title: Effectiveness of a 12‐week school‐based educational preventive program on weight and fasting blood glucose in “at‐risk” adolescents of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Randomised controlled trial
Authors: Ayman Bani Salameh (Author) - Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan
Nihaya Al-sheyab (Author) - Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Mamdouh El-hneiti (Author) - University of Jordan, Jordan
Abeer Shaheen (Author) - University of Jordan, Jordan
Leonie Mosel Williams (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Robyn Gallagher (Author) - University of Sydney
Publication details: International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol.23(3), e12528; 8
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12528
ISSN: 1322-7114
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450688802621
Output Type: Journal article

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