Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital

Background: Reviews have shown that depression is a major problem among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, there is limited evidence for specific stressors to be associated with stress among T2D patients. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the main stressors among the T2DM a...

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Main Authors:	Zanudin, Nurdiyana Khalisah, May, Khin Soe, Yaacob, Norhafiza, Win, Win May
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/1/Diabetes%20Asia%202018%20Conference.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/2/Certificate%20Dr%20May.pdf

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spelling	iium-656582018-09-20T02:27:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/ Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital Zanudin, Nurdiyana Khalisah May, Khin Soe Yaacob, Norhafiza Win, Win May RA Public aspects of medicine RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RS Pharmacy and materia medica Background: Reviews have shown that depression is a major problem among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, there is limited evidence for specific stressors to be associated with stress among T2D patients. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the main stressors among the T2DM and to investigate the perceptions of the patients towards disease. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at Diabetic Clinic in Pekan hospital recruited the 99 volunteers [52.5% (n=52) female, 47.5% (n=47) male] with T2DM. The patients that attend to the clinic to get routine treatment were offered to answer a set of questionnaire with the aid of the caregivers. The data collected was then analyzed by using SPSS software version 21. Results: This study found that majority of the respondents [56.57% (n= 56) from total respondents] perceived the disease they are suffering from as a burdensome to them while the minority of the respondents [19.19% (n=19) from total respondents] grasped as associated with external factor such as paranormal and environment. Overall, the main stressors found in this study are the daily activity-related stressors which are regular exercise, restriction of their favorite foods and limited food consumption with percentages of 69.7% (n= 69), 56.5% (n= 56) and 56.5% (n=56) respectively from total respondents. Conclusions: This study would benefit the patients and caregivers, team members of diabetic clinic as the T2DM patients need intensive guidance and care from the educators and caregivers. Thus, team members from diabetic clinic can develop the motivation programme to help the patients in managing diabetes-related distress. 2018-07-26 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/1/Diabetes%20Asia%202018%20Conference.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/2/Certificate%20Dr%20May.pdf Zanudin, Nurdiyana Khalisah and May, Khin Soe and Yaacob, Norhafiza and Win, Win May (2018) Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital. In: Diabetes Asia 2018 Conference, 26th-29th July 2018, Kuching, Sarawak. (Unpublished) http://www.diabetesasia.com.my/
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description	Background: Reviews have shown that depression is a major problem among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, there is limited evidence for specific stressors to be associated with stress among T2D patients. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the main stressors among the T2DM and to investigate the perceptions of the patients towards disease. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at Diabetic Clinic in Pekan hospital recruited the 99 volunteers [52.5% (n=52) female, 47.5% (n=47) male] with T2DM. The patients that attend to the clinic to get routine treatment were offered to answer a set of questionnaire with the aid of the caregivers. The data collected was then analyzed by using SPSS software version 21. Results: This study found that majority of the respondents [56.57% (n= 56) from total respondents] perceived the disease they are suffering from as a burdensome to them while the minority of the respondents [19.19% (n=19) from total respondents] grasped as associated with external factor such as paranormal and environment. Overall, the main stressors found in this study are the daily activity-related stressors which are regular exercise, restriction of their favorite foods and limited food consumption with percentages of 69.7% (n= 69), 56.5% (n= 56) and 56.5% (n=56) respectively from total respondents. Conclusions: This study would benefit the patients and caregivers, team members of diabetic clinic as the T2DM patients need intensive guidance and care from the educators and caregivers. Thus, team members from diabetic clinic can develop the motivation programme to help the patients in managing diabetes-related distress.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zanudin, Nurdiyana Khalisah May, Khin Soe Yaacob, Norhafiza Win, Win May
author_facet	Zanudin, Nurdiyana Khalisah May, Khin Soe Yaacob, Norhafiza Win, Win May
author_sort	Zanudin, Nurdiyana Khalisah
title	Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital
title_short	Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital
title_full	Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital
title_fullStr	Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital
title_full_unstemmed	Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital
title_sort	noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending in pekan hospital
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/1/Diabetes%20Asia%202018%20Conference.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65658/2/Certificate%20Dr%20May.pdf
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Noble finding of various stressors and their perceptions among patients with type 2 Diabetes mellitus attending in Pekan Hospital

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