Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a clinic in Southwestern Nigeria. It adopted a cross-sectional design. The sample consists of 107 people...
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author | Timothy Titilayo Famakinwa Oyeninhun Abimbola Oluwatosin Joel Olayiwola Faronbi Funmilola Adenike Faremi Adeyemi Ogunleye Chinma Stella Adereti Matthew Idowu Olatubi |
author_facet | Timothy Titilayo Famakinwa Oyeninhun Abimbola Oluwatosin Joel Olayiwola Faronbi Funmilola Adenike Faremi Adeyemi Ogunleye Chinma Stella Adereti Matthew Idowu Olatubi |
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description | Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a clinic in Southwestern Nigeria. It adopted a cross-sectional design. The sample consists of 107 people living with T2DM. Data were collected using Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and Revised Self-care Inventory Scale.
Results: The mean diabetes knowledge of the participants was 16.2 ± 3.0 and 70.1% had inadequate knowledge of T2DM. The mean diabetes self-care practice score among the participants was 49.9 ± 4.9, and 89.7% reported poor diabetes self-care practice. There is no significant difference in the knowledge of diabetes between male (16.42 ± 3.42) and female (16.12 ± 2.8) participants (t = 0.45; P = 0.65), and no significant difference in self-care practice of male (49.23 ± 4.51) and female (50.06 ± 5.07) participants (t = 0.75, P = 0.46). In addition, there is no correlation between age and knowledge of diabetes (r = -0.18, P = 0.07) and self-care practices (r = 0.08, P = 0.38) of participants. No significant relationship was found between knowledge of diabetes and diabetes selfcare practices (χ2 = 1.605, P = 0.448)
Conclusion: Knowledge of diabetes and self-care practices of people living with T2DM in this study were poor. Effort should be directed at improving their diabetes knowledge and self-care practices. |
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spelling | doaj.art-0b82ff80458840079c00bb91a6ca57cf2023-01-12T12:46:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Integrative Nursing2663-44812022-01-014423924410.4103/jin.jin_47_22Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern NigeriaTimothy Titilayo FamakinwaOyeninhun Abimbola OluwatosinJoel Olayiwola FaronbiFunmilola Adenike FaremiAdeyemi OgunleyeChinma Stella AderetiMatthew Idowu OlatubiObjective: The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and self-care practices of people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a clinic in Southwestern Nigeria. It adopted a cross-sectional design. The sample consists of 107 people living with T2DM. Data were collected using Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and Revised Self-care Inventory Scale. Results: The mean diabetes knowledge of the participants was 16.2 ± 3.0 and 70.1% had inadequate knowledge of T2DM. The mean diabetes self-care practice score among the participants was 49.9 ± 4.9, and 89.7% reported poor diabetes self-care practice. There is no significant difference in the knowledge of diabetes between male (16.42 ± 3.42) and female (16.12 ± 2.8) participants (t = 0.45; P = 0.65), and no significant difference in self-care practice of male (49.23 ± 4.51) and female (50.06 ± 5.07) participants (t = 0.75, P = 0.46). In addition, there is no correlation between age and knowledge of diabetes (r = -0.18, P = 0.07) and self-care practices (r = 0.08, P = 0.38) of participants. No significant relationship was found between knowledge of diabetes and diabetes selfcare practices (χ2 = 1.605, P = 0.448) Conclusion: Knowledge of diabetes and self-care practices of people living with T2DM in this study were poor. Effort should be directed at improving their diabetes knowledge and self-care practices.http://www.journalin.org/article.asp?issn=2663-4481;year=2022;volume=4;issue=4;spage=239;epage=244;aulast=Famakinwaadherenceclinicknowledgeself-care practicestype 2 diabetes mellitustype 2 diabetes |
spellingShingle | Timothy Titilayo Famakinwa Oyeninhun Abimbola Oluwatosin Joel Olayiwola Faronbi Funmilola Adenike Faremi Adeyemi Ogunleye Chinma Stella Adereti Matthew Idowu Olatubi Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria Journal of Integrative Nursing adherence clinic knowledge self-care practices type 2 diabetes mellitus type 2 diabetes |
title | Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria |
title_full | Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria |
title_fullStr | Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria |
title_full_unstemmed | Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria |
title_short | Diabetes knowledge and self-care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in Southwestern Nigeria |
title_sort | diabetes knowledge and self care practices among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a diabetes clinic in southwestern nigeria |
topic | adherence clinic knowledge self-care practices type 2 diabetes mellitus type 2 diabetes |
url | http://www.journalin.org/article.asp?issn=2663-4481;year=2022;volume=4;issue=4;spage=239;epage=244;aulast=Famakinwa |
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