Gul Naheed
Department of Medicine, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2010 Jul-Sep;22(3):128-31.
Education is the cornerstone of diabetes care. Because of lack of awareness, most patients suffer from diabetes complications. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices among patients with type 2 diabetes.
This descriptive study included one hundred type 2 diabetics. Patients were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The mean age of the patients was 50 +/- 5 years with the male to female ratio being 1:3. The data was collected using convenience sampling technique and analyzed using statistical package Epi Info 6.0. The patients knowledge about the disease, their attitudes and practices were the main outcome measures.
In our study, patients' awareness about diabetes was low. The mean of correct answers for glycemic control risk factors and complications was 33.5%, 69% and 39% respectively. Sixty-one percent of the patients regularly checked blood sugar but only few knew target blood glucose values. Only one sixth of all the patients could correctly answer question regarding nutrition. 92% recognized blood pressure as a risk factor while the correct answers for hyperlipedimia, cigarette smoking, sedentary life style and body weight were 42%, 70%, 76% and 66% respectively. Awareness about eye and renal complications was also quite low. Doctors were the main source of information available to the test population.
The knowledge, attitude and practice scores were low in most areas of diabetes care emphasising the need for additional educational efforts.
教育是糖尿病护理的基石。由于缺乏认识，大多数患者患有糖尿病并发症。本研究旨在确定2型糖尿病患者的知识、态度和行为。
这项描述性研究纳入了100名2型糖尿病患者。使用结构化问卷对患者进行访谈。患者的平均年龄为50±5岁，男女比例为1:3。采用便利抽样技术收集数据，并使用统计软件Epi Info 6.0进行分析。患者对疾病的知识、态度和行为是主要的观察指标。
在我们的研究中，患者对糖尿病的认识较低。血糖控制危险因素和并发症的正确答案均值分别为33.5%、69%和39%。61%的患者定期检测血糖，但只有少数人知道血糖目标值。所有患者中只有六分之一能正确回答有关营养的问题。92%的人认识到血压是一个危险因素，而对高脂血症、吸烟、久坐生活方式和体重的正确答案分别为42%、70%、76%和66%。对眼部和肾脏并发症的认识也相当低。医生是受试人群可获得信息的主要来源。
糖尿病护理的大多数领域中，知识、态度和行为得分较低，这强调了需要加大教育力度。
