Training on Using ıInsulin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of individual insulin use training given to patients with Type 2 diabetes on safe drug administration, pain level and treatment perception, and to contribute to both national and international literature. Method: It was conducted between October 2022 and March 2023 as a randomized controlled study in a pre-test-post-test order to determine the effect of individual insulin use education given to patients with type 2 diabetes on safe drug administration, pain level and treatment perception. The data were collected by the researchers with the descriptive information form of the patients, the Insulin Administration Skill Observation Form, the Visual Analogue Scale and the Insulin Therapy Evaluation Scale. Data Collection: Face-to-face and individual interviews with patients who applied to the Internal Diseases and Endocrinology Polyclinic and Diabetes Nursing Polyclinics of a state hospital in a city located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, and who were hospitalized in the Internal Diseases, Endocrinology, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Cardiology Services. collected using the method. A pilot study was not conducted before starting the study. Before the study, all patients were informed about the study and their verbal and written consents were obtained.