The Efficacy of Video-Assisted Instruction in Preventing Lipohypertrophy in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

A thick fatty tissue called lipohypertrophy develops in the insulin site as a result of repeated injections at the same location. Patients with diabetes mellitus who use regular insulin are more likely to experience it. The absorption of insulin is impacted in these adipose-rich regions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how well individuals with diabetes mellitus responded to video- assisted instruction on lipohypertrophy prevention. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of video- assisted instruction in preventing lipohypertrophy and investigate the relationship between lipohypertrophy preventive pretest knowledge and certain socio- demographic factors. Thirty patients with diabetes mellitus receiving insulin injections made up the total sample size. To choose the samples, a convenient sampling procedure was applied. Using a self-administered questionnaire, the investigators evaluated the participants' degree of knowledge regarding lipohypertrophy prevention during the pretest. A half-hour of video- assisted instruction on lipohypertrophy prevention was conducted on the same day. A posttest using the same instrument was carried out five days later. 10.4% of the samples had strong knowledge during the pretest, 43% had average knowledge, and 46.6% had poor knowledge. Following video-assisted instruction, 71.2% of samples possessed excellent knowledge, 25.5% had average knowledge, and 3.3% had inadequate knowledge regarding lipohypertrophy avoidance. A paired "t"test was employed, and the results indicated a statistically significant increase in knowledge ('t'=9.25, p <0.05). Pretest knowledge scores and a few chosen demographic factors do not correlate. The study came to the conclusion that patients with diabetes mellitus can effectively prevent lipohypertrophy by learning more through video assisted education.