Cántaro Katherine, Jara Jimena A, Taboada Marco, Mayta-Tristán Percy
Escuela de Nutrición, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.
Escuela de Nutrición, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
Endocrinol Nutr. 2016 May;63(5):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.endonu.2016.01.005. Epub 2016 Mar 21.
To evaluate the association between the type of information source and the level of knowledge about diabetes mellitus in patients with type 2 diabetes.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at a reference diabetes and hypertension center in Lima, Peru, during 2014. Level of knowledge was measured using the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire-24 and 12 information sources. Patients with 75% correct answers were considered to have a good knowledge. Adjusted odds ratios were calculated.
Of the total 464 patients enrolled, 52.2% were females, and 20.3% used the Internet as information source. Mean knowledge was 12.9±4.8, and only 17.0% had a good knowledge, which was associated with information on diabetes obtained from the Internet (OR=2.03, 95% CI 1.32 to 3.14), and also from other patients (OR=1.99, 95% CI 1.20 to 3.31). Good knowledge was also associated with postgraduate education (OR=3.66, 95% CI 1.21 to 11.09), disease duration longer than 12 years (OR=1.91, 95% CI 1,22 to 3.01), and age older than 70 years (OR=0.39, 95% CI 0.21-0.72).
Search for information in the Internet was positively associated to a good level of knowledge. It is suggested to teach patients with diabetes to seek information on the Internet and, on the other hand, to develop virtual spaces for interaction of patients with diabetes.
评估2型糖尿病患者的信息来源类型与糖尿病知识水平之间的关联。
2014年在秘鲁利马的一家糖尿病和高血压参考中心进行了一项横断面研究。使用糖尿病知识问卷-24和12种信息来源来测量知识水平。答对75%的患者被认为具有良好的知识水平。计算调整后的比值比。
在总共464名登记患者中，52.2%为女性，20.3%将互联网作为信息来源。平均知识水平为12.9±4.8，只有17.0%的患者具有良好的知识水平，这与从互联网（比值比=2.03，95%置信区间1.32至3.14）以及其他患者那里获得的糖尿病信息相关（比值比=1.99，95%置信区间1.20至3.31）。良好知识水平还与研究生学历（比值比=3.66，95%置信区间1.21至11.09）、病程超过12年（比值比=1.91，95%置信区间1.22至3.01）以及年龄超过70岁（比值比=0.39，95%置信区间0.21 - 0.72）相关。
在互联网上搜索信息与良好的知识水平呈正相关。建议教导糖尿病患者在互联网上搜索信息，另一方面，开发糖尿病患者互动的虚拟空间。
