Assessment of awareness and practice of foot care and physical activity among people with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary care teaching hospital

Deepa, L N; Murty, Pallavi; Reddy, Mahendra M; Muninarayan, C; Shetty, Soumya

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173816

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“…According to statistics taken from International Diabetes Federation, the prevalence of Diabetes was found to be more than 8%, affecting about 382 million adults in the year 2013. The future will be more dangerous and it is estimated that by the year 2035 the prevalence will be about 8.8% among adult and will affect around 592 million adults in the world [5].…”

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Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care among Diabetic Patients at a Public Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore

Akhtar¹,

Ali²,

Bhatti³

2018

Natl. j. health sci.

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Background: The diabetic foot complication is further complicated by some UN desired and wrong practices of such as Socio-cultural myths of walking barefoot and religious belief of walking on fire etc. Sometimes inappropriate use of footwear and lack of awareness regarding proper foot care during diabetes mellitus also make the foot complication severe [1].Objective: The specific objectives of this research work are: To assess knowledge of Diabetic foot self -care among patients attending Diabetic clinic at LGH Hospital Lahore.Methodology: A structured questionnaire with demographic variables and causes variables was applied. The data was analyzed on SPSS version 21.Result: A high percentages of participants stated that mentioned factors causing medication errors among nurses. Conclusion:It is concluded that some people do not know good practice for the disease, so it is important for an organization to provide enough knowledge about the disease for better health and good practice.

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“…If the diabetes is not well managed, then the patients are at greater risk of developing some or the other serious complications of diabetes mellitus. Among the serious complications of diabetes mellitus, the diabetic peripheral neuropathy has high cases and prevalence especially Indian diabetics [5].…”

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Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care among Diabetic Patients at a Public Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore

Akhtar¹,

Ali²,

Bhatti³

2018

Natl. j. health sci.

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Self-care practices and factors influencing self-care among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a rural health center in South India

Durai

Samya

Akila

et al. 2021

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Self-care for diabetes is very important in preventing complications of diabetes and also improving quality of life. This study aims to find the various self-care practices of type 2 diabetes patients who are being treated at a rural health center of a medical college and the factors influencing self-care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a hospital-based cross-sectional study. Type 2 diabetes patients registered and receiving treatment from the noncommunicable disease clinic of a rural health center were administered a pretested questionnaire, developed based on different diabetes self-care questionnaires making changes as appropriate and including most aspects of self-care practices. The proportion of compliant was then cross-tabulated with background characteristics and their glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. SPSS version 16.0 was used for the analysis. RESULTS: Among 390 patients with a mean age 56 years, 25.5% adhered to at least four dietary modifications, 46% were physically active, and 57% had good compliance to drugs; hypoglycemia prevention practices ranged from 21% to 51%. Except for avoiding barefoot walking (90%), other foot-care practices were followed by only a quarter of them. Among ever users, 69.2%, 64.3%, and 29.4% have quit smoking, alcohol, and tobacco use, respectively. Adherence to dietary modifications and drug compliance were associated with a lower HbA1c level of ≤7 g% (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: In this study, the compliance to physical activity or medications is much better than dietary changes and foot-care practices. Focused education programs and monitoring during follow-up visits will improve self-care in the less adhered to aspects. Those who are adherent to dietary modifications and drugs have better glycemic control.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Type II Diabetic Patients in Ambo University Referral Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia

2020

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Background: Diabetes is a chronic illness significantly affecting health of population throughout the world. In Africa, about 19.8 million adults are affected by diabetes and of these, more than 50% are from Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Knowledge is the greatest weapon in the fight against diabetes mellitus (DM). Selfmanagement of patients with type two DM largely depends on the knowledge, attitude and practices of such people regarding the condition. Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of type II diabetes (T2DM) patients attending Ambo University referral hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia. Method: An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 248 T2DM patients aged ≥30 years old from Ambo University Referral Hospital. Data regarding KAP of diabetic patients were collected using interview techniques. In addition, anthropometric data (body mass index and waist hip ratio) of the participants were collected and assessed. The tool for data collection contains socio demographic characteristics and medical factors. Descriptive statistics was used to set the KAP level among the respondents while logistic regression model was applied to test the association of KAP with various independent variables. Results: The mean of age among the respondents was 44(±7.2) years. Of 248 respondents, 105 (42.3%) were from rural. Among the total 248 respondents, about 111(44.8%), 117(47.2%) and 121(48.8%) were differentiated as not knowledgeable, having poor attitude and poor practice towards diabetes mellitus, respectively. Age, place of residence, level of education, average monthly income, history of diabetes and duration of living with DM were identified as factors affecting KAP towards diabetes. Both sex and occupational status were also factors affecting the knowledge level of T2DM patients, but not attitude and practice. Furthermore, knowledge level was affecting booth attitude and practice level of participants in the study area. Conclusion and Recommendation: This study found that there was a gap in knowledge, attitude and practice towards diabetes among T2DM patients in the study area. Therefore, a structured nutrition and health education should be given for T2DM patients through community based behavioral change communication to assist and improve the level of KAP towards DM in the study area.

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Assessment of awareness and practice of foot care and physical activity among people with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary care teaching hospital

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Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care among Diabetic Patients at a Public Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore

Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care among Diabetic Patients at a Public Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore

Self-care practices and factors influencing self-care among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a rural health center in South India

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Type II Diabetic Patients in Ambo University Referral Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia

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