Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2009 Dec;178(4):401-6. doi: 10.1007/s11845-009-0301-0.
Patients' awareness of the increased cardiovascular risk associated with their diabetes is poorly documented.
The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of diabetes complications among patients with diabetes in Ireland.
Patients attending diabetes outpatient clinics in two teaching hospitals in different regions of the country were invited to complete a questionnaire.
A total of 258 (59.3% male) patients completed the questionnaire; mean age 57.8 years. On questioning, 53.5% reported cardiovascular disease as a potential complication of diabetes, with awareness rates of 61.2, 17.1, 16.3 and 12% for retinopathy, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and amputation, respectively. Disappointingly, less than half of respondents felt that improvements in diet and exercise could potentially reduce their cardiovascular risk.
Awareness of cardiovascular risk and knowledge of effective measures to reduce this were low in our study and an alternative means of education may need to be considered.
患者对其糖尿病相关心血管风险增加的认识记录不佳。
本研究旨在评估爱尔兰糖尿病患者对糖尿病并发症的认知程度。
邀请在该国两个不同地区的教学医院的糖尿病门诊就诊的患者完成一份问卷。
共有 258 名（59.3%为男性）患者完成了问卷；平均年龄为 57.8 岁。在询问中，53.5%的人认为心血管疾病是糖尿病的潜在并发症，视网膜病变、中风、外周血管疾病和截肢的知晓率分别为 61.2%、17.1%、16.3%和 12%。令人失望的是，不到一半的受访者认为改善饮食和运动可能降低其心血管风险。
我们的研究中，患者对心血管风险的认识以及对降低这种风险的有效措施的了解程度较低，可能需要考虑其他教育方式。
