Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes
Abstract Background One of the risk factors of diabetes is the pre-diabetes stage which is significantly prevalent in older people. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the pre-diabetic stage are of great importance and can decrease complications. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge,...
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| description | Abstract Background One of the risk factors of diabetes is the pre-diabetes stage which is significantly prevalent in older people. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the pre-diabetic stage are of great importance and can decrease complications. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the pre-diabetic older people. Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2022 to August 2022 on 219 pre-diabetic older people referring to Sina Hospital in Tabriz, one of the most populated cities in the northwest of Iran. Data were collected using questionnaires of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice-Prediabetes Assessment Questionnaire (KAP-PAQ). The data were analyzed by SPSS 21. Results The mean scores of knowledge (in the range of 0–17), attitude (in the range of -10, + 10), and practice (in the range of 0–26) were 1.72 ± 1.0, 2.24 ± 1.92, and 5.76 ± 2.61, respectively. The older people’s knowledge and practice levels in the pre-diabetes stage were low and about 50% of them had negative views. According to the Spearman correlation test, there was a positive significant relationship between the older people’s knowledge and practice (p < 0.001, r = 0.234). Conclusions The older people in the pre-diabetes stage had low knowledge and attitude and a negative viewpoint towards correcting lifestyle on diet, exercising and physical activity, weight control, diagnostic and screening methods. Increased knowledge about pre-diabetes and strengthened positive attitude towards correcting lifestyle through counseling as well as empowering the pre-diabetic older people can increase the efficiency of pre-diabetes prevention and control programs and prevent its progression to the diabetes stage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d5a29f9d1ae4e16b31e34c5af46ddc72024-03-24T12:33:17ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182024-03-0124111010.1186/s12877-024-04864-yKnowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetesVahid Pakpour0Fatemeh Molayi1Hossein Nemati2Department of Community Health Nursing, Member of Geriatric Health Group and Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Health Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Health Nursing, Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background One of the risk factors of diabetes is the pre-diabetes stage which is significantly prevalent in older people. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the pre-diabetic stage are of great importance and can decrease complications. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the pre-diabetic older people. Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2022 to August 2022 on 219 pre-diabetic older people referring to Sina Hospital in Tabriz, one of the most populated cities in the northwest of Iran. Data were collected using questionnaires of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice-Prediabetes Assessment Questionnaire (KAP-PAQ). The data were analyzed by SPSS 21. Results The mean scores of knowledge (in the range of 0–17), attitude (in the range of -10, + 10), and practice (in the range of 0–26) were 1.72 ± 1.0, 2.24 ± 1.92, and 5.76 ± 2.61, respectively. The older people’s knowledge and practice levels in the pre-diabetes stage were low and about 50% of them had negative views. According to the Spearman correlation test, there was a positive significant relationship between the older people’s knowledge and practice (p < 0.001, r = 0.234). Conclusions The older people in the pre-diabetes stage had low knowledge and attitude and a negative viewpoint towards correcting lifestyle on diet, exercising and physical activity, weight control, diagnostic and screening methods. Increased knowledge about pre-diabetes and strengthened positive attitude towards correcting lifestyle through counseling as well as empowering the pre-diabetic older people can increase the efficiency of pre-diabetes prevention and control programs and prevent its progression to the diabetes stage.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04864-yKnowledgeAttitudePracticePre-diabetesOlder people |
| spellingShingle | Vahid Pakpour Fatemeh Molayi Hossein Nemati Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes BMC Geriatrics Knowledge Attitude Practice Pre-diabetes Older people |
| title | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of pre diabetic older people regarding pre diabetes |
| topic | Knowledge Attitude Practice Pre-diabetes Older people |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04864-y |
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