East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Jul;19(7):644-8.
Patients' knowledge about their illness is considered important in controlling diabetes and preventing complications. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among patients attending the diabetes clinic of a primary care level hospital in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. During a 1-month period in 2009 all consenting patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who had been attending the clinic for more than 3 months were included in the study. Using an interviewer administered, structured questionnaire 150 patients (135 females, 15 males) answered 25 questions about diabetes knowledge (scored x4 to give score range 0-100). A majority of patients (70.0%) had a good score (> 65) on the knowledge test but critical gaps in knowledge were revealed, especially regarding knowledge about symptoms of poor control and importance of regular follow-up. Although patients with longer duration of diabetes had higher mean knowledge scores, they also had higher fasting blood glucose levels. Education programmes are needed to address critical gaps in patients' knowledge.
患者对自身疾病的了解被认为对控制糖尿病和预防并发症非常重要。本研究为斯里兰卡莫拉图瓦地区某基层医院糖尿病门诊的一项描述性、横断面研究。2009 年 1 个月期间，将所有同意参与研究的、被诊断为 2 型糖尿病且在该门诊就诊超过 3 个月的患者纳入研究。通过采用问卷调查（由调查员实施，问卷内容包括 25 个关于糖尿病知识的问题，每题 4 分，总分为 0-100 分），对 150 名患者（女性 135 名，男性 15 名）进行了调查。大多数患者（70.0%）的知识测试得分较高（>65 分），但知识方面仍存在严重的缺陷，尤其是对控制不佳的症状和定期随访重要性的了解。尽管糖尿病病程较长的患者平均知识得分较高，但他们的空腹血糖水平也较高。需要开展教育项目以弥补患者知识方面的严重不足。
