The power of words in diabetes care
Title
The power of words in diabetes care
Creator
Archer, Joanne
Description
Archer, Joanne
Words/language have the power to instill hope, comfort, and engagement or create the opposite effect of fear and doubt. Language plays a key part in the way relationships develop. The language movement in diabetes care is a campaign intended to change attitudes about diabetes and raise awareness of the impact of language on persons managing the disease (Dickinson et al., 2017). This scholarly project adds to the language movement in diabetes care with the creation of a communication guide for health care providers. The guide increases awareness of language used and provides education on this important aspect of patient care. The Donabedian quality improvement framework of Structure, Process and Outcome guided the project along with the middle range Theory of Self-Efficacy by Barbara Resnick. The framework guided the assessment of required care, the patient-provider relationship and socioeconomic and environmental conditions. The theory provided a basis for understanding behavior and guided the development of interventions presented in the communication guide to change behavior and improve health outcomes for persons living with diabetes. The project also included a questionnaire inquiring about how a person feels when certain words/phrases are used in a health care encounter. The questionnaire data collected added to the science surrounding the language movement within diabetes care by supporting the premise that the words/language used by healthcare providers and others does impact the patient-provider relationship. The results showed that people with diabetes are affected positively by positive communication and negatively by negative communication techniques.
Words/language have the power to instill hope, comfort, and engagement or create the opposite effect of fear and doubt. Language plays a key part in the way relationships develop. The language movement in diabetes care is a campaign intended to change attitudes about diabetes and raise awareness of the impact of language on persons managing the disease (Dickinson et al., 2017). This scholarly project adds to the language movement in diabetes care with the creation of a communication guide for health care providers. The guide increases awareness of language used and provides education on this important aspect of patient care. The Donabedian quality improvement framework of Structure, Process and Outcome guided the project along with the middle range Theory of Self-Efficacy by Barbara Resnick. The framework guided the assessment of required care, the patient-provider relationship and socioeconomic and environmental conditions. The theory provided a basis for understanding behavior and guided the development of interventions presented in the communication guide to change behavior and improve health outcomes for persons living with diabetes. The project also included a questionnaire inquiring about how a person feels when certain words/phrases are used in a health care encounter. The questionnaire data collected added to the science surrounding the language movement within diabetes care by supporting the premise that the words/language used by healthcare providers and others does impact the patient-provider relationship. The results showed that people with diabetes are affected positively by positive communication and negatively by negative communication techniques.
Date
2021
Publisher
Alverno College
Extent
94 pages
Language
English
Format
PDF
Type
Text
DNP Project
Subject
Nurse and patient
Diabetes--Treatment
Patient education
Language movement
Diabetes care
Self-efficacy
Patient-provider relationship
Rights
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Collection
Citation
Archer, Joanne, “The power of words in diabetes care,” Alverno College Library Digital Commons, accessed April 18, 2024, https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/221.