TY - JOUR
T1 - Needs assessment survey regarding effectiveness of chronic care in diabetes in a hospital setting
AU - Jadoon, Yamna
AU - Abdullah, Abiha
AU - Qureshi, Asra
AU - Gilani, Jaleed Ahmed
AU - Khan, Unab
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - Objectives: To assess the current knowledge level about diabetes and acceptance of nurse-led educational programmes among diabetic patients. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at a community health centre in Karachi from August, 2018 to December, 2019 and comprised adult patients of either gender with diabetes. Data was collected using a predesigned questionnaire to record demographic information, participants' DM knowledge, self-management aspects and their opinions along with preferences for a DM educational support group. Data was analysed using STATA/SE 15.1. Results: Of the 215 participants, 80(37%) were males and 135(63%) were females. The overall mean age was 55.8±14.5 yrs. Most participants had diabetes for ≥5 years 127(59%) and 141(66%) did not know their type of diabetes. Most participants were prescribed anti-diabetic medications 201(94%), and 45(2%) had forgotten to take their medication recently. Insulin was being used by 65(30%) participants, and, among them, 27(42%) reused syringes. Most patients struggled to make lifestyle modifications 133(62%), and 144 (67%) were willing to attend nurse-led diabetic education sessions. Conclusion: There was found to be a need of diabetes education support programme to address knowledge deficiencies, and a nurse-led programme was found to be acceptable to the majority of study subjects.
AB - Objectives: To assess the current knowledge level about diabetes and acceptance of nurse-led educational programmes among diabetic patients. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at a community health centre in Karachi from August, 2018 to December, 2019 and comprised adult patients of either gender with diabetes. Data was collected using a predesigned questionnaire to record demographic information, participants' DM knowledge, self-management aspects and their opinions along with preferences for a DM educational support group. Data was analysed using STATA/SE 15.1. Results: Of the 215 participants, 80(37%) were males and 135(63%) were females. The overall mean age was 55.8±14.5 yrs. Most participants had diabetes for ≥5 years 127(59%) and 141(66%) did not know their type of diabetes. Most participants were prescribed anti-diabetic medications 201(94%), and 45(2%) had forgotten to take their medication recently. Insulin was being used by 65(30%) participants, and, among them, 27(42%) reused syringes. Most patients struggled to make lifestyle modifications 133(62%), and 144 (67%) were willing to attend nurse-led diabetic education sessions. Conclusion: There was found to be a need of diabetes education support programme to address knowledge deficiencies, and a nurse-led programme was found to be acceptable to the majority of study subjects.
KW - Diabetes complications
KW - Diabetes mellitus
KW - Health educators. (JPMA 72: 850; 2022)
KW - Tertiary prevention
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U2 - 10.47391/JPMA.1632
DO - 10.47391/JPMA.1632
M3 - Article
C2 - 35713043
AN - SCOPUS:85129669535
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 72
SP - 850
EP - 854
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 5
ER -
