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- Title
Effect of Patient Understanding of Diabetes Self-Care on Glycemic Control-A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Analytical Study.
- Authors
Riaz, Sidra; Nisar, Shazia; Anwer, Wasif; Palwa, Abdur Rahim; Saeed, Farrukh; Hussain, Mehmood
- Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of patient understanding of diabetes self-care on glycemic control. Study Design: Hospital-based cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Jul 2019. Methodology: A standardized questionnaire comprising nine questions to gauge understanding of diabetes self-care was applied to 216 patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) at Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the effect of diabetes-related self-care understanding on glycemic control. Results: 138 patients were males (64%) and 78 females (36%) with a mean age of 40 ± 8 years (range: 18-68 years). The mean duration of having diabetes mellitus was 12 ± 2 years. Patients with a high score on the self-care understanding questionnaire had better average glycemic control than those with lower scores. Conclusion: Patients' understanding of self-care for diabetes has a significant impact on their glycemic control. This asks physicians to educate patients about their role in disease management for better clinical outcomes.
- Subjects
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; GLYCEMIC control; PEOPLE with diabetes; MILITARY hospitals; DISEASE management; DIABETES
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 72, Issue 3, p758
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51253/pafmj.v72i3.4471