Shirmohammadi Nasrin, Soltanian Ali Reza, Borzouei Shiva
Modeling of noncommunicable diseases Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Department of Biostatistics, Modeling of noncommunicable diseases Research Center, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2018 Oct;9(5):261-268. doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2018.9.5.08.
A questionnaire was designed to determine public understanding of early and late complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
A cross-sectional study was performed in participants who were selected using a multi-stage sampling method and a standard questionnaire of 67 questions was proposed. An expert panel selected 53 closed-ended questions for content validity to be included in the questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested using Cronbach's alpha coefficient giving a score of 0.84.
Of the 825 participants, 443 (57.6%) were male, and 322 (41.87%) were 40 years or more. The proportion of low-, moderate- and high- awareness about T2DM and its complications was 29.26%, 62.68%, and 8.06%, respectively. Friends (56.31%) and internet and social networks (20.55%) were the 2 major sources of awareness, respectively. The medical staff (e.g., physicians) had the lowest share in the level of public awareness (3.64%) compared to other sources.
These results present data that shows the general population awareness of T2DM is low. Healthcare policymakers need to be effective at raising awarenes of diabetes and it should be through improved education.
设计一份问卷，以确定公众对2型糖尿病（T2DM）早期和晚期并发症的了解情况。
采用多阶段抽样方法选取参与者进行横断面研究，并提出了一份包含67个问题的标准问卷。一个专家小组挑选了53个封闭式问题以进行内容效度检验，这些问题被纳入问卷。使用Cronbach's alpha系数对问卷的信度进行测试，得分为0.84。
在825名参与者中，443名（57.6%）为男性，322名（41.87%）年龄在40岁及以上。对T2DM及其并发症的低、中、高知晓率分别为29.26%、62.68%和8.06%。朋友（56.31%）和互联网及社交网络（20.55%）分别是知晓信息的两大主要来源。与其他来源相比，医务人员（如医生）在公众知晓水平中的占比最低（3.64%）。
这些结果呈现的数据表明，普通人群对T2DM的知晓率较低。医疗保健政策制定者需要有效地提高对糖尿病的认识，而且应该通过改善教育来实现。
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