The Effect of Teach-back Communication Strategy on Improving Attitude Components of Type II Diabetic Patients: A Clinical Trial Study

Given the chronic nature of diabetes and the fact that these patients encounter care problems on a daily basis, fostering attitudes of type 2 diabetes patients is of paramount importance. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the effect of teach-back communication strategy on improving attitude components of type II diabetes patients.
This clinical trial was performed on 70 type 2 diabetic patients, who were randomly divided into experimental (n=35) and control (n=35) groups. Teach-back communication strategy was taught to patients in the intervention group during four sessions. Information was collected one month before and after the educational intervention through questionnaires, interviews, and self-report. To analyse the data, paired t-test, independent t-test, and Chi-square were run, using SPSS version 20.
The results showed that general attitude of both experimental and control groups significantly increased in the second phase of measurement. Independent t-test did not reflect a significant difference between the two groups in terms of general attitude of the patients before the intervention (P>0.05). However, this test indicated a significant difference between the groups in general attitude after the intervention (P Considering the fact that the relationship between patient and caregiver is one of the most important issues of nursing profession, it can be said that the use of patient-centred communication techniques (such as teach-back) can improve patients’ attitude, and in turn, result in positive outcomes of care.