Background: Patient care management behavior in diabetes is an essential component of maintaining diabetes under control, and roughly 95% of illness management is typically undertaken by the patients themselves and/or...Background: Patient care management behavior in diabetes is an essential component of maintaining diabetes under control, and roughly 95% of illness management is typically undertaken by the patients themselves and/or their families. This study aimed to identify the association between self-care management practices of patients with diabetes and their demographic factors within the last three months. Methods: The design of this study was cross-sectional. 150 participants from four different hospitals in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia participated in the study. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance were used to measure differences in self-care management practices concerning patients ’ demographic factors. Results: The results of the study showed that there were no significant differences in the mean score of five areas of self-care management patients ’ practices regarding diet, exercise, foot care, testing blood sugar, and medication concerning their gender ( P > 0.05), employment status ( P > 0.05), their marital status ( P > 0.05), their income ( P > 0.05), and comorbidities ( P > 0.05). There was also no significant difference in the mean score of patients ’ HgbA1c and demographic factors. However, patients with diabetes who have a university education have significantly higher mean scores of testing blood sugar than patients with diabetes who have below secondary school ( P = 0.019). Conclusion: Although the study reported no significant differences in the mean score of self-care practices of patients with diabetes regarding their gender, income, age, education (except testing Blood Sugar), marital status, income, and employment status. This is still needed to counsel and educate every patient regarding reasonable glycaemic control as the study included participants with poor diabetic control (HbA1c > 7). Furthermore, it is recommended to replicate the study with a large sample size to explore the significant differences.展开更多
文摘Background: Patient care management behavior in diabetes is an essential component of maintaining diabetes under control, and roughly 95% of illness management is typically undertaken by the patients themselves and/or their families. This study aimed to identify the association between self-care management practices of patients with diabetes and their demographic factors within the last three months. Methods: The design of this study was cross-sectional. 150 participants from four different hospitals in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia participated in the study. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and one-way analysis of variance were used to measure differences in self-care management practices concerning patients ’ demographic factors. Results: The results of the study showed that there were no significant differences in the mean score of five areas of self-care management patients ’ practices regarding diet, exercise, foot care, testing blood sugar, and medication concerning their gender ( P > 0.05), employment status ( P > 0.05), their marital status ( P > 0.05), their income ( P > 0.05), and comorbidities ( P > 0.05). There was also no significant difference in the mean score of patients ’ HgbA1c and demographic factors. However, patients with diabetes who have a university education have significantly higher mean scores of testing blood sugar than patients with diabetes who have below secondary school ( P = 0.019). Conclusion: Although the study reported no significant differences in the mean score of self-care practices of patients with diabetes regarding their gender, income, age, education (except testing Blood Sugar), marital status, income, and employment status. This is still needed to counsel and educate every patient regarding reasonable glycaemic control as the study included participants with poor diabetic control (HbA1c > 7). Furthermore, it is recommended to replicate the study with a large sample size to explore the significant differences.
