Alotaibi Abdulellah, Gholizadeh Leila, Al-Ganmi Ali, Perry Lin
Faculty of Applied Health Science, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia.
Appl Nurs Res. 2017 Jun;35:24-29. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2017.02.014. Epub 2017 Feb 3.
With the worldwide increase in the incidence and prevalence of diabetes, there has been an increase in the scope and scale of nursing care and education required for patients with diabetes. The high prevalence of diabetes in Saudi Arabia makes this a particular priority for this country.
The aim of this study was to examine nurses' perceived and actual knowledge of diabetes and its care and management in Saudi Arabia.
A convenience sample of 423 nurses working in Prince Sultan Medical Military City in Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this descriptive, cross-sectional study. Perceived knowledge was assessed using the Diabetes Self-Report Tool, while the Diabetes Basic Knowledge Tool was used to assess the actual knowledge of participants.
The nurses generally had a positive view of their diabetes knowledge, with a mean score (SD) of 46.9 (6.1) (of maximum 60) for the Diabetes Self-Report Tool. Their actual knowledge scores ranged from 2 to 35 with a mean (SD) score of 25.4 (6.2) (of maximum of 49). Nurses' perceived and actual knowledge of diabetes varied according to their demographic and practice details. Perceived competency, current provision of diabetes care, education level and attendance at any diabetes education programs predicted perceived knowledge; these factors, with gender predicted, with actual diabetes knowledge scores.
In this multi-ethnic workforce, findings indicated a significant gap between participants' perceived and actual knowledge. Factors predictive of high levels of knowledge provide pointers to ways to improve diabetes knowledge amongst nurses.
随着全球糖尿病发病率和患病率的上升，糖尿病患者所需护理和教育的范围及规模也在增加。沙特阿拉伯糖尿病的高患病率使其成为该国的一项特别优先事项。
本研究的目的是调查沙特阿拉伯护士对糖尿病及其护理和管理的认知知识与实际知识。
在这项描述性横断面研究中，对沙特阿拉伯苏丹王子医疗军事城工作的423名护士进行了便利抽样调查。使用糖尿病自我报告工具评估认知知识，而糖尿病基础知识工具用于评估参与者的实际知识。
护士们总体上对自己的糖尿病知识持积极看法，糖尿病自我报告工具的平均得分（标准差）为46.9（6.1）（满分60分）。他们的实际知识得分在2至35分之间，平均（标准差）得分为25.4（6.2）（满分49分）。护士对糖尿病的认知知识和实际知识因他们的人口统计学和实践细节而异。认知能力、当前提供的糖尿病护理、教育水平以及参加任何糖尿病教育项目可预测认知知识；这些因素，加上预测的性别，可预测实际糖尿病知识得分。
在这个多民族的劳动力群体中，研究结果表明参与者的认知知识与实际知识之间存在显著差距。预测高知识水平的因素为提高护士糖尿病知识的方法提供了指导。
