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27 August 2024
Vol. 18 No. 3 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1774

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and goal attainment scale approach as academic tools at student-run free clinic for diabetic patients with international collaboration

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Diabetes mellitus, service learning, ICF tool, GAS tool, student-run center
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Faton T. Hoxha
Faculty of Medicine, University “Fehmi Agani”, Gjakova; University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Surgery Clinic, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Arb F. Hoxha
Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Türkiye.
Toini Harra
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6222-725X
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland.
Anu Myllyharju-Puikkonen
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8883-1769
Jamk University of Applied Science’s, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Nart F. Hoxha
Alma Mater Europaea, “Campus College Rezonanca”, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Antigona Ukëhaxhaj
antigona.dervishaj@uni-gjk.org
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-0769
Faculty of Medicine, University “Fehmi Agani”, Gjakova; National Institute of Public Health, Prishtina, Kosovo.

The prevalence of diabetes is rising globally these days. Multidisciplinary teamwork for diabetes patients in nursing care is essential to preventing both acute and long-term complications. Additionally, this method of providing services will give students access to modern medical practice while they are in school. 120 students were enrolled in the post-piloted courses and 133 students took the pre-test. Through the Erasmus+ project with international cooperation, we established a “student-run free clinic for diabetic patients” to support the treatment of diabetes, which makes use of the goal attainment scale method and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework. Students are ready to offer free services for educational opportunities for other new generations of medical students and medical care to diabetic patients, according to the questionnaire for the student evaluation of the quality insurance of the piloted courses. In addition to offering diabetic patients and their families access to ongoing medical education, the “student-run free clinic for diabetic patients” also offers diabetic patients medical care.

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and goal attainment scale approach as academic tools at student-run free clinic for diabetic patients with international collaboration. (2024). Italian Journal of Medicine, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1774
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