Mobile Augmented Reality Learning On Insulin Administration Knowledge And Skills Of Patients

Effects Of Mobile Augmented Reality Learning On Insulin Administration Knowledge And Skills Of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

The goal of this study to determine the effectiveness of insulin administration with augmented reality on increasing the knowledge and skills of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on insulin administrations, determining patients' satisfaction with education and comparing the following two strategies: education with the Mobile Augmented Reality and education with the brochure.

• Is Mobile augmented reality application effective on the knowledge scores and insulin application skills of patients with type 2 diabetes on insulin applications?
• Does training with a mobile augmented reality application affect patients' satisfaction with patient education?
• Other patients with type 2 diabetes were given insulin administration training with a brochure prepared by the researcher. All patients who participated in the study were evaluated for insulin administration knowledge and skills after the training.

The study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of insulin administration with augmented reality on increasing the knowledge and skills of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on insulin administrations, determining patients' satisfaction with education and comparing the following two strategies: education with the Mobile Augmented Reality and education with the brochure.

Methods: The study was conducted between November 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024 with patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who volunteered to participate in the study and were hospitalized in the first and second wards of the Internal Medicine Department of a state hospital (n=100).

In this quasi-experimental study with the pre-test and post-test design, the participants were allocated into two groups. While the participants in The Intervention Group 1 were given education on insulin administration with a brochure in line with the literature, the participants in the Intervention Group 2 were given education with "Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR)".

The data were collected using the "Individual Information Form", "Knowledge Test", "Scale for Satisfaction with Patient Education", and "Insulin Administration Skill Assessment Checklist".

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at Izmir Bakırçay University Çiğli Training and Research Hospital,
• Not having received diabetes training,
• Not knowing the insulin application,
• Not having used augmented reality before,
• Being 18 years of age or older,
• Being able to use a smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria:

• To be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at Izmir Bakırçay University Çiğli Training and Research Hospital,
• To have received diabetes education,
• To be familiar with insulin application, -To have used augmented reality before,-
• To be under the age of 18
• To be unable to use a smartphone.