School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Nov;8(2). doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001268.
Persons of South Asian descent have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The management of T2DM in the South Asian community has required the support of adult children, potentially impacting the quality of life, diabetes-related knowledge, and risk perception among these caregivers.
To investigate diabetes-related knowledge, quality of life, risk perception, and actual risk of developing diabetes among South Asian young adults whose parents are living with T2DM. A cross-sectional study was conducted (n=150). An online survey was administered. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.
There was a statistically significant difference in diabetes-related knowledge between males and females (p<0.001). Males (in comparison to females) had a lower risk perception of developing diabetes (p=0.06). Further, risk perception and diabetes-related knowledge were positively associated with caregiver's physical health (p0.002).
Findings highlight the importance of providing gender-specific and culturally tailored diabetes educational interventions.
南亚裔人群的 2 型糖尿病（T2DM）患病率较高。南亚社区 T2DM 的管理需要成年子女的支持，这可能会影响这些照顾者的生活质量、糖尿病相关知识和风险感知。
调查父母患有 T2DM 的南亚年轻成年人的糖尿病相关知识、生活质量、风险感知以及实际患糖尿病的风险。进行了一项横断面研究（n=150）。通过在线调查进行了管理。使用描述性和推断性统计数据进行了数据分析。
男性和女性之间的糖尿病相关知识存在统计学显著差异（p<0.001）。男性（与女性相比）对患糖尿病的风险感知较低（p=0.06）。此外，风险感知和糖尿病相关知识与照顾者的身体健康呈正相关（p0.002）。
研究结果强调了提供针对性别和文化的糖尿病教育干预的重要性。
