Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia

The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge of type 2 Saudi diabetics regarding diabetes and its domains (symptoms and causes,complications, food and exercise, medication, prevention of diabetes, investigations and understanding of diabetes). This cross-sectional study was conducted on...

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Main Authors:	Sami, Waqas, Ansari, Tahir, Butt, Nadeem Shafique, Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid
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Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences 2017
Subjects:	Q Science (General) R Medicine (General)
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spelling	ump-213212018-07-03T04:46:03Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21321/ Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia Sami, Waqas Ansari, Tahir Butt, Nadeem Shafique Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge of type 2 Saudi diabetics regarding diabetes and its domains (symptoms and causes,complications, food and exercise, medication, prevention of diabetes, investigations and understanding of diabetes). This cross-sectional study was conducted on type 2 diabetic Saudi patients visiting the Primary Health Care Centers in Almajmaah city. The data comprising 350 patients was collected from 5th February –24th April, 2017 through a systematic sampling technique using the direct investigation method. Data was collected through self – developed validated questionnaire. Type 2 diabetics had overall poor diabetes mellitus knowledge (42.41%, P<0.001) when compared with the threshold value of 50%. Moreover, diabetics had poor knowledge in all domains i.e. symptoms and causes (33.33%), complications (47.75%), food and exercise (43.40%), medication (29.75%), prevention of diabetes (30%), investigations (35%) and understanding of diabetes (38%). Based on our findings, interventions are required and patients should be empowered for better self-management of diabetes through educational programmes. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences 2017-11 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21321/1/Diabetes_mellitus_knowledge_of_type_2_diabetic_patients.pdf Sami, Waqas and Ansari, Tahir and Butt, Nadeem Shafique and Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid (2017) Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences (IJALS), 10 (4). pp. 377-385. ISSN 2277-758X http://www.unitedlifejournals.com/ijals/view-pdf.php?id=904 doi: 10.26627/IJALS/2017/10.04.0029
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description	The aim of our study was to assess the level of knowledge of type 2 Saudi diabetics regarding diabetes and its domains (symptoms and causes,complications, food and exercise, medication, prevention of diabetes, investigations and understanding of diabetes). This cross-sectional study was conducted on type 2 diabetic Saudi patients visiting the Primary Health Care Centers in Almajmaah city. The data comprising 350 patients was collected from 5th February –24th April, 2017 through a systematic sampling technique using the direct investigation method. Data was collected through self – developed validated questionnaire. Type 2 diabetics had overall poor diabetes mellitus knowledge (42.41%, P<0.001) when compared with the threshold value of 50%. Moreover, diabetics had poor knowledge in all domains i.e. symptoms and causes (33.33%), complications (47.75%), food and exercise (43.40%), medication (29.75%), prevention of diabetes (30%), investigations (35%) and understanding of diabetes (38%). Based on our findings, interventions are required and patients should be empowered for better self-management of diabetes through educational programmes.
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author	Sami, Waqas Ansari, Tahir Butt, Nadeem Shafique Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid
author_facet	Sami, Waqas Ansari, Tahir Butt, Nadeem Shafique Mohd Rashid, Ab Hamid
author_sort	Sami, Waqas
title	Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia
title_short	Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia
title_full	Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr	Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed	Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia
title_sort	diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, almajmaah, saudi arabia
publisher	International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences
publishDate	2017
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21321/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21321/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21321/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21321/1/Diabetes_mellitus_knowledge_of_type_2_diabetic_patients.pdf
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Diabetes mellitus knowledge of type 2 diabetic patients, Almajmaah, Saudi Arabia

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