Impact of Team-Based Learning Program on the Knowledge and Attitude of Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes: a Clinical Trial Download PDF

Introduction:Education and empowerment of parents can play an important role in controlling the level of blood glucose in their child, reducing the complications of the disease. Knowledge and positive attitude are effective in controlling chronic diseases such as diabetes. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of team-based learning on the knowledge and attitude of parents of children with diabetes. Methods: A clinical trial was performed on 48 parents and children with type 1 diabetes over a three month period. The samples were randomly divided into two groups of intervention, team- based learning (TBL) and routine (control), (each group=24). The score of knowledge and attitude of parents toward diabetes were measured by a researcher-made questionnaire in both groups using a pre-test. In the intervention group, the parents received the team based learning in 5 sessions by a training team and participants in the control group received the routine training of the hospital. Post-test was performed 4 weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, Wilcoxon test and covariance analysis (P<0.05). Results: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of knowledge of the participants in the team-based learning before and after the intervention (P <0.001). There was also a significant difference between the mean scores of knowledge in the routine group before and after the intervention (P = 0.001). The covariance analysis also indicated a significant difference between the mean score of attitude in the two groups after intervention (p <0.001). Conclusion: The team-based learning has an impact on increasing their knowledge and attitudes. Therefore, it is recommended for health care providers to benefit this method for training primary caregivers of children after diagnosis in order to promote their disease self-management and control complications in children with diabetes.