Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Campus Universitário, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.
Acta Diabetol. 2021 Jan;58(1):19-24. doi: 10.1007/s00592-020-01580-y. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
To investigate knowledge levels concerning COVID-19 in elderly patients with T2DM.
This cross-sectional, quantitative, observational, and descriptive study was undertaken among elderly individuals with T2DM involved in a body balance rehabilitation program that had been suspended due to social isolation. The study participants comprised elderly individuals with T2DM, contactable using fixed or mobile telephones. Data concerning participants' socioeconomic variables and knowledge of COVID-19 were collated, using a Brazil Ministry of Health guidelines checklist. Mann-Whitney and Spearman's correlation tests were used to analyze their responses.
Of 30 elderly participants, 76.7% were women and 63.3% were married. The average age was 69.96 ± 4.46 years. The most cited information medium was television (96.6%). Of a possible 24 correct responses on the checklist, the median correct response score was 7.5. No significant relationship was observed between the total checklist score and the variables studied.
Elderly participants did not have in-depth knowledge concerning COVID-19, which suggests that their knowledge sources may be deficient or that their capacity to retain information was inadequate.
调查老年 2 型糖尿病患者对 COVID-19 的认知水平。
这是一项横断面、定量、观察性和描述性研究，对象为参与因社会隔离而暂停的身体平衡康复计划的老年 2 型糖尿病患者。研究参与者包括可通过固定或移动电话联系的老年 2 型糖尿病患者。使用巴西卫生部指南检查表收集参与者的社会经济变量和 COVID-19 认知数据。采用 Mann-Whitney 和 Spearman 相关检验分析他们的反应。
30 名老年参与者中，76.7%为女性，63.3%已婚。平均年龄为 69.96±4.46 岁。最常引用的信息媒介是电视（96.6%）。在检查表上可能有 24 个正确答案中，中位数正确答案得分为 7.5。在总检查表得分与研究变量之间未观察到显著关系。
老年参与者对 COVID-19 的了解并不深入，这表明他们的知识来源可能不足，或者他们的信息保留能力不足。
