Knowledge of diabetes, its treatment and complications amongst diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital

Gulabani, Michell; John, Mary; Isaac, Rajesh

doi:10.4103/0970-0218.42068

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“…In contrast to the studies done in South Asia, the majority (92%) of the participants in Moodley et al (2007) study in South Africa had identified blindness as the main complication of DM (13). In most of the studies, the majority of the patients are aware that diabetes can leads to kidney and heart problems (27,28). In contrast, only 45.6% of our study patients aware that diabetes affects the kidneys.…”

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confidence: 50%

“…The previous studies done in Sri Lanka also have demonstrated that the majority of (90%) patients were unaware of the symptoms of hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia and only 20.7% patients were knowledgeable about symptoms of hypoglycemia (12,17,22,29). A similar study done in India has also shown that only about 51.5% of the patients were aware of the symptoms of hypoglyaemia (28). This highlight In our study, the majority of the participants knew DM as a serious condition, which could produce lifelong complications.…”

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confidence: 68%

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How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? a descriptive study

Kisokanth¹,

Prathapan

Indrakumar

et al. 2017

Sri Lanka J. Diabetes Endocrinol. Metab.

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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common non-communicable disease (NCD) with numerous short and long term complications. Treatment of diabetes-related complications is costly to the patient and also to the national health structure. The patients who are aware of its complications are more likely to achieve better glycaemic control and to have lesser number of diabetes-related complications. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge on acute and chronic complications of DM among Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes, attending the medical clinic, Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Method:This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a patient sample of 384 Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes.Data was collected using a pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire.Results:The overall knowledge score on diabetes complications ranged from 0-79% with a mean of 28.32% (SD± 16.2%). The majority of the patients were aware that uncontrolled DM could lead to lifelong complications affecting different organs of the body. However, 88.3% obtained less than 50% overall knowledge score on diabetes complications. Around 55% of the participants had identified cataract as a major chronic complication of DM. Sixty percent and 53% of the patients were not able to recognize any symptoms of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia respectively. Conclusion:Knowledge on diabetes complication was very poor among Tamil patients with type 2 diabetes. This highlights the need for better educational programmes on self-awareness on diabetes and related complications in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality pattern of diabetes. Running title: Knowledge on complications of Diabetes

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How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? a descriptive study

Kisokanth¹,

Prathapan

Indrakumar

et al. 2017

Sri Lanka J. Diabetes Endocrinol. Metab.

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“…According to a study done in Ludhiana, 64.4% patients knew that diabetes affects the heart which correlates with our study. 24 The present study also revealed that 68.4% were aware that nerves were affected in diabetes and a study done in Malaysia also demonstrated that 65.5% of diabetics knew that it could lead to loss of sensation in arms and legs. 25 The present study showed that 94.7% knew that diabetes could lead to retinopathy and 90.4% knew that kidneys were also affected in diabetes.…”

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Knowledge of diabetes, its complications and treatment adherence among diabetic patients

Bhandari

Subramanian

Soumya

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Diabetes Mellitus not only debilitates, but also kills. It may lead to microvascular and macrovascular complications. This study was undertaken a) to assess the knowledge of diabetes and its complications among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, b) to assess treatment adherence of the above patients, c) to determine association of knowledge and treatment adherence.Methods: Across sectional study was conducted on a total of 120 patients coming to Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore over a period of 2 months. A semi-structured questionnaire consisting of questions on patients’ knowledge of diabetes, its complications and adherence to treatment was administered and each patient was interviewed face-to-face. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 21.0. Statistical analysis was done based on percentages and proportions.Results: Out of 120 diabetics, 67 (55.8%) had more than 80% knowledge regarding diabetes mellitus and its complications, 45 (37.5%) patients had 60-79% knowledge and only 8 (6.7%) patients had less than 60% knowledge. The study revealed that 77 patients (64.2%) scored greater than 80% in the treatment adherence, 27 patients (22.5%) scored between 60-79% and 16 (13.3%) scored below 60%. Patients having more knowledge better adhered to the treatment. Therefore 55.8% of the people who had greater than 80% knowledge, better adhered to their treatment.Conclusions: Patients having more knowledge better adhered to the treatment. This highlights the importance of empowering patients with knowledge regarding the disease to obtain maximum benefit from their treatment.

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“…Diabetes mellitus is the most common cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputations. (5) But only 67% of patients knew that they should examine and clean their feet regularly. These reflect the lack of awareness among patients regarding the prevention of complications of diabetes.…”

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“…(4) A study done in Punjab by Gulabani M et al showed that patient knowledge about the treatment and complications of diabetes is limited especially with regard to preventive aspects. (5) With this background, we conducted this study to assess the knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus in diabetic patients attending a secondary care hospital in Kerala.…”

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Knowledge of Diabetes, its Treatment and Complications in Diabetic Patients

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2017

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Knowledge of diabetes, its treatment and complications amongst diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital

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How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? a descriptive study

How much do Tamil patients with diabetes know about complications of diabetes? a descriptive study

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