Objective: Education is the cornerstone of diabetes management, and numerous educational studies used Diabetes Knowledge Level Tests to determine the effectiveness of education. Our study was planned to adopt the revised Diabetes Knowledge Test (DKT2) of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center for the Turkish population. Material and Methods: A total of 296 diabetic subjects using insulin were included in the study. After the determination of the validity of the language and content of the test, it was applied to the patients. The reliability of the study was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The results of the DKT2 demographic values, and laboratory tests of the patients were noted. Results: Cronbach's alpha values were 0.60, 0.59, and 0.70 for the first part, second part, and complete test, respectively. The test-retest reliability values were 0.76 and 0.87 (p<0.001), respectively. The correct response rate to the first part was 32.68±2.47% in patients with Type 1 diabetes and 32.16±2.66% in patients with Type 2 diabetes using insulin. The correct response rate to the second part was 19.68±2.05% and 19.55±2.96%, respectively. Discussion: The Turkish adapted version of DKT2 is a reliable tool to measure patients' level of diabetes knowledge. However, in order to increase the level of knowledge of the patients, education of diabetes should be improved.

Bu araştırmada, hemşirelik eğitim ve uygulamasında, üniversite ile eğitim-araştırma hastanelerinin iş birliği ve bütünleşmesinin en iyi şekilde oluşturulabilmesine ilişkin modelleme yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte planlanan araştırma, İstanbul'da yer alan ve bir devlet üniversitesiyle afiliasyon protokolü bulunan, Sağlık Bakanlığına bağlı 25 Eğitim-Araştırma Hastanesinin yönetim, eğitim ve kalite birimlerinde çalışan hemşirelerin katılımı ile 5 Nisan 2017 tarihinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evrenini, 63 hemşire oluşturmuş, örneklem seçimine gidilmeden evrenin tümüne ulaşılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin yaş ortalamasının 35,50±6,64 yıl olduğu, %74,2'sinin yüksek lisans yaptığı, %50'sinin eğitim hemşiresi olarak görev yaptığı ve %50,8'inin 15 yıldan uzun süredir bu meslekte çalıştığı belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların büyük çoğunluğunun "Öğretim üyelerinin klinikte olmaması nedeniyle öğrenci değerlendirmesinin etkin yapılamaması", "Akademisyen ve klinik hemşirelerle ortak bir uygulama komisyonu oluşturulması", "Klinik alanda lisansüstü eğitime sahip hemşirelere akademik kadro verilmesi, teorik ve pratik eğitime katılmalarının sağlanması" söylemlerine katıldıkları gözlenmiştir. Sonuç: Bu araştırmada, katılımcıların hemşirelik eğitim ve uygulamasında üniversite ile eğitim-araştırma hastanelerinin iş birliği ve bütünleşmesi yaklaşımını benimsedikleri belirlenmiştir. Bu modelin pilot olarak belirlenecek eğitim ve araştırma hastaneleri ile uygulamaya geçirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Purpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity (OB) are rising problems globally, and are also rapidly growing health issues in Turkey. The lack of a proper public awareness has worsened the situation, thereby hampering the implementation of preventive measures. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a questionnaire, speci cally designed for measuring the level of awareness of the general Turkish population on DM and OB. Material and Method: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) questionnaire was modi ed to measure the in uence of knowledge about diet and physical activity on DM and OB among the Turkish population. We investigated the relationship between the level of knowledge of volunteers on DM and OB and other factors, such as age, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), education, and having DM or a family history of DM. The results were analyzed appropriately using Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple logistic regression model. The present study was observational and designed prospectively. Results: According to the observations, only 30.1% of the total volunteers that took part in the study had an awareness of DM and OB. There was no statistical difference on the level of knowledge about DM and OB between the various gender groups included in the study (p= 0.590). The participants with university level education scored the highest. The mean scores of knowledge on DB and OB were found to be lowest among the people with low SES; however, surprisingly, people with high/very high SES also scored low. Discussion: The results obtained indicated that the level of awareness of DM and OB was moderate and insuf cient. DM and OB were present in approximately 6.5 and 15.2 million people in Turkey, respectively. With a diminished awareness among the Turkish people on DM and OB, the responsibility lies on the shoulders of the young population to create awareness on a large scale for the betterment of the future generations.