BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Nursing and Health Sciences,Thesis/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:College of Nursing and Health Sciences DNP Defense -  Adekitan Aderoju Date: April 15, 2026Time: 3:00 PMZOOM: Please contact dhoffman@um assd.edu for link. ​Title: Educational Intervention to Increase Diabetes -Related Knowledge in Adults with Diabetes Taking Psychotropic Medications Committee:DNP Project Chair: Dr. Natalie Correia Second Faculty: Dr. Dore en MukonaSite Mentor: Dr. Christiana Ogunleye Abstract: Background: Diabet es mellitus (DM) affects over 37 million individuals in the United States and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Management is furt her complicated in individuals with coexisting mental health conditions wh o are prescribed psychotropic medications, many of which are associated wi th adverse metabolic effects. Despite these risks, gaps persist in patient education regarding the relationship between psychotropic medications and glycemic control, particularly in outpatient psychiatric settings. Purpos e: This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project aimed to develop, impleme nt, and evaluate a nurse-led educational intervention to improve diabetes- related knowledge and understanding of psychotropic medication effects amo ng adults with diabetes receiving psychotropic medications. Methods: A mix ed-method, equal-status design was conducted using a convenience sample of 20 participants in an outpatient psychiatric setting. The intervention co nsisted of a brief, nurse-led educational session focused on diabetes mana gement and the metabolic effects of psychotropic medications. Descriptive statistics summarized demographic data. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to evaluate pre- and post-intervention differences due to the small s ample size and nonparametric distribution. Outcomes were measured using th e Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire-Revised (DKQ-R) and a researcher-develo ped Psychotropic Medication Questionnaire. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Statistically significant improvements w ere observed in both diabetes-related knowledge and psychotropic medicatio n understanding. DKQ-R scores increased from a mean of 4.10 (SD = 3.11) to 19.70 (SD = 2.23) (z = -3.93, p < .001). Psychotropic medication knowledg e scores improved from a median of 1.00 to 5.00 (z = -4.13, p < .001). Qua litative findings indicated high participant satisfaction, with themes of improved understanding, perceived relevance, and clarity of the educationa l session. Nursing Implications: A nurse-led educational intervention sign ificantly improved knowledge related to diabetes and psychotropic medicati on effects among adults with diabetes. These findings support integrating targeted, patient-centered education into outpatient psychiatric settings to enhance self-management and address gaps in care. Keywords: diabetes me llitus, nurse-led education, psychotropic medications, patient education, glycemic control, mental health\nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events /cms/college-of-nursing-and-health-sciences-dnp-defense---adekitan-aderoju .php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

College of Nursing and Health S ciences DNP Defense -  Adekitan Aderoju

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Date: April 15\, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM
ZOOM: Please contact dhoffman@umassd.edu for link.

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​Title: Educational Intervention to Increase Diabetes-Related Know ledge in Adults with Diabetes Taking Psychotropic Medications
Committ ee:
DNP Project Chair: Dr. Natalie Correia 
Second Faculty: Dr. Doreen Mukona
Site Mentor: Dr. Christiana Ogunleye

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Abstract:

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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects over 37 million indivi duals in the United States and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mo rtality. Management is further complicated in individuals with coexisting mental health conditions who are prescribed psychotropic medications\, man y of which are associated with adverse metabolic effects. Despite these ri sks\, gaps persist in patient education regarding the relationship between psychotropic medications and glycemic control\, particularly in outpatien t psychiatric settings.

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Purpose: This Doctor of Nursing Practice ( DNP) project aimed to develop\, implement\, and evaluate a nurse-led educa tional intervention to improve diabetes-related knowledge and understandin g of psychotropic medication effects among adults with diabetes receiving psychotropic medications.

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Methods: A mixed-method\, equal-status d esign was conducted using a convenience sample of 20 participants in an ou tpatient psychiatric setting. The intervention consisted of a brief\, nurs e-led educational session focused on diabetes management and the metabolic effects of psychotropic medications. Descriptive statistics summarized de mographic data. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to evaluate pre- an d post-intervention differences due to the small sample size and nonparame tric distribution. Outcomes were measured using the Diabetes Knowledge Que stionnaire-Revised (DKQ-R) and a researcher-developed Psychotropic Medicat ion Questionnaire. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

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Results: Statistically significant improvements were observed in both diabetes-related knowledge and psychotropic medication understanding. DKQ-R scores increased from a mean of 4.10 (SD = 3.11) to 19.70 (SD = 2.2 3) (z = -3.93\, p < .001). Psychotropic medication knowledge scores improv ed from a median of 1.00 to 5.00 (z = -4.13\, p < .001). Qualitative findi ngs indicated high participant satisfaction\, with themes of improved unde rstanding\, perceived relevance\, and clarity of the educational session.< /p>\n

Nursing Implications: A nurse-led educational intervention signifi cantly improved knowledge related to diabetes and psychotropic medication effects among adults with diabetes. These findings support integrating tar geted\, patient-centered education into outpatient psychiatric settings to enhance self-management and address gaps in care.

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Keywords: diabe tes mellitus\, nurse-led education\, psychotropic medications\, patient ed ucation\, glycemic control\, mental health

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