Socioedemographic determinants of glycaemic control in young diabetic patients in peninsular Malaysia

Ismail, I.A.; Nazaimoon, W. M. Wan; Mohamad, W. B. Wan; Letchuman, R.; Singaraveloo, M.; Pendek, R.; Faridah, Imaniar Noor; Rasat, Rahmah; Sheriff, Ibrahim; Khalid, B. A. K.

doi:10.1016/s0168-8227(99)00104-7

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“…one-stop diabetes centre) in primary care settings and hospitals to improve diabetes care delivery [11]. Worryingly, despite the multiple-pronged efforts, glycaemic control in Malaysia remained suboptimal [12-19]. …”

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A pilot study: the development of a culturally tailored Malaysian Diabetes Education Module (MY-DEMO) based on the Health Belief Model

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BackgroundDiabetes education and self-care remains the cornerstone of diabetes management. There are many structured diabetes modules available in the United Kingdom, Europe and United States of America. Contrastingly, few structured and validated diabetes modules are available in Malaysia. This pilot study aims to develop and validate diabetes education material suitable and tailored for a multicultural society like Malaysia.MethodsThe theoretical framework of this module was founded from the Health Belief Model (HBM). The participants were assessed using 6-item pre- and post-test questionnaires that measured some of the known HBM constructs namely cues to action, perceived severity and perceived benefit. Data was analysed using PASW Statistics 18.0.ResultsThe pre- and post-test questionnaires were administered to 88 participants (31 males). In general, there was a significant increase in the total score in post-test (97.34 ± 6.13%) compared to pre-test (92.80 ± 12.83%) (p < 0.05) and a significant increase in excellent score (>85%) at post-test (84.1%) compared to pre-test (70.5%) (p < 0.05). There was an improvement in post-test score in 4 of 6 items tested. The remaining 2 items which measured the perceived severity and cues to action had poorer post-test score.ConclusionsThe preliminary results from this pilot study suggest contextualised content material embedded within MY DEMO maybe suitable for integration with the existing diabetes education programmes. This was the first known validated diabetes education programme available in the Malay language.

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A pilot study: the development of a culturally tailored Malaysian Diabetes Education Module (MY-DEMO) based on the Health Belief Model

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“…Studies in Malaysia indicate a high prevalence of suboptimal glycaemic control and that diabetes complications are common [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. It has been reported that one of the reasons for this is lack of self-care by people with diabetes [15,16].…”

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Self-care practices of Malaysian adults with diabetes and sub-optimal glycaemic control

Tan

Magarey

2008

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…However, the use of drug combination protocols notwithstanding, there are several reports of poor long-term glycaemic control in diabetic patients in developing countries. [2][3][4][5][6] Previous reports suggest that the identification of molecules that would potentially sensitise the insulin signalling pathways in liver or muscle could be helpful in long-term glucose control in diabetic patients. Thus, the adipocyte-derived protein adiponectin, which has been shown to be an insulin sensitiser, 7,8 might play a role.…”

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Serum adiponectin levels and enzyme markers of liver dysfunction in diabetic and non-diabetic Caribbean subjects

Ezenwaka

Kalloo

Uhlig

et al. 2006

British Journal of Biomedical Science

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Low adiponectin levels are associated with elevated plasma alanine aminotransferase, a marker of reduced hepatic insulin sensitivity and a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. This study aims to determine the relationship between serum adiponectin level and alanine aminotransferase in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. Fifty-six type 2 diabetic patients and 33 non-diabetic subjects participate in the study. Baseline plasma concentrations of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and glucose are measured on a chemistry analyser. Insulin and adiponectin are measured using enzyme-linked immunoassay techniques and insulin resistance is determined using the homeostatic model assessment method. Diabetic patients showed significantly lower levels of serum adiponectin than did the non-diabetic subjects, whereas levels of alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase were similar in both groups. While female non-diabetic subjects showed higher serum adiponectin levels than did female diabetic patients, alanine aminotransferase level did not differ (P>0.05). No significant relationship was seen between adiponectin and alanine aminotransferase in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects (P>0.05). Serum adiponectin levels were higher in non-diabetic subjects but there was no significant correlation between adiponectin and alanine aminotransferase in both groups of subjects. The data suggest that low serum adiponectin level may not be a suitable marker for impaired liver function in diabetic patients.

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Socioedemographic determinants of glycaemic control in young diabetic patients in peninsular Malaysia

Cited by 39 publications

References 33 publications

A pilot study: the development of a culturally tailored Malaysian Diabetes Education Module (MY-DEMO) based on the Health Belief Model

A pilot study: the development of a culturally tailored Malaysian Diabetes Education Module (MY-DEMO) based on the Health Belief Model

Self-care practices of Malaysian adults with diabetes and sub-optimal glycaemic control

Serum adiponectin levels and enzyme markers of liver dysfunction in diabetic and non-diabetic Caribbean subjects

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