Objective:The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Materials and Methods:The study was conducted in a clinic in Southwestern N...Objective:The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Materials and Methods:The study was conducted in a clinic in Southwestern Nigeria.It adopted a cross-sectional design.The sample consists of 107 people living with T2DM.Data were collected using Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and Revised Self-care Inventory Scale.Results:The mean diabetes knowledge of the participants was 16.2±3.0 and 70.1%had inadequate knowledge of T2DM.The mean diabetes self-care practice score among the participants was 49.9±4.9,and 89.7%reported poor diabetes self-care practice.There is no significant difference in the knowledge of diabetes between male(16.42±3.42)and female(16.12±2.8)participants(t=0.45;P=0.65),and no significant difference in self-care practice of male(49.23±4.51)and female(50.06±5.07)participants(t=0.75,P=0.46).In addition,there is no correlation between age and knowledge of diabetes(r=-0.18,P=0.07)and self-care practices(r=0.08,P=0.38)of participants.No significant relationship was found between knowledge of diabetes and diabetes selfcare practices(χ^(2)=1.605,P=0.448)Conclusion:Knowledge of diabetes and self-care practices of people living with T2DM in this study were poor.Effort should be directed at improving their diabetes knowledge and self-care practices.展开更多
文摘Objective:The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Materials and Methods:The study was conducted in a clinic in Southwestern Nigeria.It adopted a cross-sectional design.The sample consists of 107 people living with T2DM.Data were collected using Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and Revised Self-care Inventory Scale.Results:The mean diabetes knowledge of the participants was 16.2±3.0 and 70.1%had inadequate knowledge of T2DM.The mean diabetes self-care practice score among the participants was 49.9±4.9,and 89.7%reported poor diabetes self-care practice.There is no significant difference in the knowledge of diabetes between male(16.42±3.42)and female(16.12±2.8)participants(t=0.45;P=0.65),and no significant difference in self-care practice of male(49.23±4.51)and female(50.06±5.07)participants(t=0.75,P=0.46).In addition,there is no correlation between age and knowledge of diabetes(r=-0.18,P=0.07)and self-care practices(r=0.08,P=0.38)of participants.No significant relationship was found between knowledge of diabetes and diabetes selfcare practices(χ^(2)=1.605,P=0.448)Conclusion:Knowledge of diabetes and self-care practices of people living with T2DM in this study were poor.Effort should be directed at improving their diabetes knowledge and self-care practices.
