Factors that May Hinder or Assist the Implementation of the Program

Factors that May Hinder or Assist the Implementation of the Program

 Various factors will enhance the implementation of diabetes self-management programs. The involvement of peers or family members will support and encourage diabetic patients to manage their conditions. Also, the program’s effectiveness will depend on individual patients’ resolution to self-manage their condition and reduce their vulnerability to diabetes-related complications. Also, communication effectiveness between patients and healthcare providers will determine the patient’s involvement in the program. For instance, a relationship based on shared decision-making, respect, and trust will compel diabetic patients to participate in the diabetes self-management program (Adu et al., 2019). Other factors like higher education levels, self-efficacy, and sufficient self-management skills will contribute to individuals’ participation in diabetes self-management. 

However, barriers like non-medication adherence, difficulty making lifestyle modifications such as eating healthy or being active, inadequate diabetes self-management skills, financial constraints, and language barriers may undermine the implementation of diabetes self-management programs (Adu et al., 2019). Addressing these barriers is paramount because the program will improve diabetic patients’ health outcomes and quality of life while reducing the healthcare costs incurred by the community, patients, and healthcare providers in treating diabetes-related complications.

Evaluation Plan for Project Assessment

Evaluation provides project managers with a systematic method to assess intervention effectiveness in achieving its goals. The evaluation helps determine the program’s strengths and weaknessess and identify ways to address the program’s challenges. Therefore, program managers use program evaluation to identify improvement efforts, collect information about what works or does not work well with the program, and seek support to enhance the program’s effectiveness.  Program evaluation also provides answers to various questions like are the target audience benefiting from the diabetes self-education program?  Do healthcare workers have adequate skills and training to deliver the program, are the target audience contended with the program?. The answers to these questions will help the project managers to channel resources to vital elements that will benefit the target population. Although program evaluation may appear overwhelming, expensive, and complicated, it acts as a strategy to boost the program’s effectiveness. Additionally, program evaluation helps target and streamline resources and share lessons and findings with other healthcare facilities to improve patient healthcare outcomes. 

The Criteria that will be used to evaluate the Project Results 

The program’s effectiveness will be evaluated using survey questions and interviews. Healthcare providers will be surveyed to determine the program’s effectiveness (see appendix). For instance, they will help identify data about diabetic patients and whether their admission rate has increased or declined.  Additionally, healthcare providers will provide details about patients’ awareness of diabetes, complications associated with the disease, and lifestyle modifications required to manage the diseases. Patients will also be interviewed to determine the program’s effectiveness in their lives, including its influence on lifestyle modification, glucose monitoring, and treatment adherence. The patients should verbalize self-management strategies to control diabetes. Additionally, the number of patients visiting the facility because of abnormal blood sugar levels should considerably decline, suggesting program effectiveness in self-managing diabetes and preventing complications associated with the disease. 

 How Change Should Be Communicated To the Stakeholders

Ineffective communication can result in change resistance. Therefore, the first step is talking to the stakeholders, including board members, volunteers, nursing staff, and healthcare administrators about the change process to build trust and credibility. Engaging staff in the change process will enhance their buy-in and improve the patient’s experience. The second strategy is helping the stakeholders understand the need for change. I will communicate the need for change in a compelling way so that stakeholders can comprehend and accept the change. The communication will address the how, when, what, and who specifics of the change process. I will also communicate how the change fits in the larger context of the changes in the healthcare industry. I will also use various strategies to communicate the change to stakeholders, including e-newsletters and emai