Association between self-care and complications among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study
Background: Self-care is essential for diabetes patients to keep control of the disease and avoid complications. Self-care can help minimize these complications. Objectives: The study endeavored to examine type 2-diabtic patients’ knowledge regarding self-care management and to determine the associa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Idioma: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Col·lecció: | Medical Journal of Babylon |
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| Accés en línia: | http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2023;volume=20;issue=4;spage=762;epage=765;aulast=Hermis |
| Sumari: | Background: Self-care is essential for diabetes patients to keep control of the disease and avoid complications. Self-care can help minimize these complications. Objectives: The study endeavored to examine type 2-diabtic patients’ knowledge regarding self-care management and to determine the association between self-care management and the disease complications. Materials and Methods: This study was a quantitative research of cross-sectional design on a sample of 151 patients who visited the endocrine and diabetes center in Al-Dewaynia Teaching Hospital, Iraq. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire and the Diabetes Self-Care Scale (DSCS). Results: The results showed that there was a significant association between the diabetes self-care management and both diabetic foot and neuropathy (0.002 and 0.005), respectively, whereas it was no association between the diabetes self-care management with retinopathy, cardiovascular problems, nephropathy, and hepatic problems at any significant level. Conclusion: The study revealed that individuals’ adherence to self-care management of type 2 diabetes is very poor. Enhancing patients’ and community’s regarding changing the lifestyle is essential. |
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| ISSN: | 1812-156X 2312-6760 |