Abstract: Objective To investigate the evaluation of the effect of applying the whole health education model to implement health education for first-time hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients. Methods 130 patients with type 2 diabetes hospitalized in the endocrinology department of Binzhou Medical Hospital from June 1, 2021 to December 1, 2022 were selected by convenient sampling method, and were divided into the observation group of 65 patients and the control group of 65 patients. The control group was given conventional health education intervention, and the observation group was given the whole health education model intervention on the basis of conventional health education. The changes of general self-efficacy(GSES), self-management ability(SDSCA), fasting blood glucose, 2-hour postprandial blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA_1c) before and after the intervention were compared between the two groups. Results After the intervention, GSES, SDSCA, fasting glucose, 2-hour postprandial glucose, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA_1c) were better in both groups than before the intervention (P<0.05), and the observation group was better than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The whole health education model can improve the self-efficacy and self-management ability of type 2 diabetes patients, which is beneficial to glycemic control and stability.

Key words: health education, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar, self-efficacy, self-management