Public knowledge and awareness of diabetes mellitus, its risk factors, complications, and prevention methods among adults in Poland—A 2022 nationwide cross-sectional survey

Sękowski, Kuba; Grudziąż-Sękowska, Justyna; Pinkas, Jarosław; Jankowski, Mateusz

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1029358

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“…The respondents' levels of knowledge varied significantly due to their personal experience of being a diabetic or having a diabetic person in the family. These results correspond with the results of other studies aimed at assessing the awareness of diabetes-related issues among different patient groups [32,33] and in the general population [34,17] in Poland.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Many studies show that women in Poland are more aware and focused on their health status and more determined to fulfil their health needs actively [27,28]. This disparity can also be explained by the fact that women in Poland live in larger towns and have a higher average level of education [29] -factors often associated with better access to healthcare services and higher awareness of risk factors and symptoms of diseases [17]. Even though in this study none of those…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Current studies in patients with diabetes show that knowledge about diabetes may influence the level of self-care and glycaemic control [16]. Based on the results of studies concerning knowledge-behaviour relations in diabetes [17] and other non-communicable diseases [18], it is reasonable to assume that also in the case of diabetes, better health literacy should result in healthier behaviours, including the use of preventive blood glucose tests.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Blood glucose level testing in Poland – do socio-economic factors influence its frequency? A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Grudziąż-Sękowska¹,

Sękowski²,

Pinkas³

et al. 2023

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Blood glucose level testing in Poland – do socio-economic factors influence its frequency? A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Grudziąż-Sękowska¹,

Sękowski²,

Pinkas³

et al. 2023

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…This nding may be attributed to healthcare inequities, as Sarah's study on the prevalence of selfreported diabetes in the United States suggests that ethnic minorities and individuals with lower education levels are generally less aware of diabetes and have limited access to healthcare [39]. Additionally, the prevalence of self-reported diabetes was found to be high among overweight and obese individuals, highlighting the role of diabetes awareness as a signi cant in uencing factor [40].…”

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confidence: 99%

Association of Subjective Sleep Pattern with Self-reported Diabetes in China

Yan,

Sun,

Chen

et al. 2023

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There is limited research investigating the relationship between self-reported diabetes mellitus and subjective sleep patterns. Our study aims to explore this association by analyzing trends in a cohort study conducted in China using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey longitudinal research (CHNS). We used multilevel logistic regression models to analyze the relationship. Our findings indicate that the prevalence of self- reported diabetes in China increased from 1.10% in 2004 to 3.36% in 2015, with an increase in the prevalence of short-term sleep from 7.03–10.24%. The prevalence of self-reported diabetes increased with increasing BMI levels (Normal and below: 0.67–2.16%, Overweight: 1.58–4.35%, Obesity: 2.68–6.57%, p < 0.01). The short-term sleep subgroup had the highest prevalence (2.14–5.64%). Additionally, we found significant associations between age, education level, ethnicity, coffee, smoking, drinking and the self-reported diabetes. Interestingly, the risk ratios for self-reported diabetes differed between sleep durations. With 6-8hours as the reference group, the risk ratios for self-reported diabetes in the short-term, and long-term sleep subgroups were 1.80 (95% CI: 1.23–2.63), and 1.41 (95%CI: 1.01–1.96), respectively. Raising awareness about the impact of irregular sleep duration on diabetes risk is essential, and these initiatives may serve as effective policies for diabetes control.

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“…The Polish population has a relatively low awareness of diabetes, its risk factors, symptoms, and complications [31]. Although a study conducted in 2022 revealed that the knowledge of diabetes is better than in 2017, it still remains on a rather low level [32]. Most respondents could name only a few risk factors, symptoms, and complications of diabetes.…”

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Diabetes in Poland – public health challenges and opportunities

Sękowski¹,

Grudziąż-Sękowska²,

Pinkas³

et al. 2023

Med Og Nauk Zdr.

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Introduction and Objective. Diabetes, with its medical complications and societal consequences, is one the most difficult concerns for modern society. The purpose of this narrative review is to characterize the selected public health challenges and opportunities resulting from diabetes in Poland, as well as to identify public health measures that may be adopted to lower the diabetes burden in Poland. Review Methods. This narrative review is based on the literature about diabetes in Poland. Scientific papers on diabetes published between 1 January 2010-31 January 2023, available in the PubMed database, were identified using a combination of the following key words: 'diabetes', 'Poland', 'public knowledge', 'management' and 'costs'. Particular attention was paid to the following diabetes-related issues: 1) current and forecast prevalence of diabetes in Poland, 2) diabetic care before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset, 3) public knowledge of diabetes and diabetes risk factors, and 4) public health interventions to reduce the diabetes burden at the population level. Brief description of the state of knowledge. A continuous growth of both the incidence and the prevalence of diabetes is predicted. Due to insufficient public awareness of diabetes risk factors and symptoms, and the health-debt caused by COVID-19 pandemic, a further rise in the number of diabetic complications is expected, as well as an increase in public spending on health care and social insurance systems. Summary. Public health interventions targeted at preventing diabetes and its complications should not be confined to reducing complications and improving diabetes care, but also include a wide range of initiatives aimed at addressing the fundamental causes of diabetes. Future study should look at the cost-effectiveness of such initiatives in order to mobilize different stakeholders and society.

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Public knowledge and awareness of diabetes mellitus, its risk factors, complications, and prevention methods among adults in Poland—A 2022 nationwide cross-sectional survey

Cited by 18 publications

References 38 publications

Blood glucose level testing in Poland – do socio-economic factors influence its frequency? A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Blood glucose level testing in Poland – do socio-economic factors influence its frequency? A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Association of Subjective Sleep Pattern with Self-reported Diabetes in China

Diabetes in Poland – public health challenges and opportunities

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