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dc.contributor.author | Formosa, Cynthia | |
dc.contributor.author | Muscat, Ryan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-10T09:09:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-10T09:09:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Formosa, C., & Muscat, R. (2016). Improving diabetes knowledge and self-care practices. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 106(5), 352-356. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18184 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: This study sought to identify the nature and extent of diabetes-related knowledge and self-care practices in people living with type 2 diabetes who attend primary-care clinics and to determine whether a correlation between the two exists. Methods: In a nonexperimental prospective study, the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire and the Summary of Diabetes Self-care Activities were used to assess knowledge and self-management in 50 patients. Results: The mean diabetes knowledge score was 14.40 out of a total of 24 and the mean self-care activities score was 2.89 out of a total of 7, indicating a deficit in a number of key areas in the management of diabetes. There was no statistically significant correlation between diabetes knowledge score and diabetes self-care activities (r = 0.190, P = 0.187). On analysis of the individual subscales, a significant relationship resulted between diabetes knowledge score and diet (r = 0.324, P = 0.022) but physical activity (r = 0.179, P = 0.214), blood sugar testing (r = 0.231, P = 0.107) and footcare (r = 0.189, P = 0.189) gave no significant results. On further analysis, education level was significantly correlated to diabetes knowledge score (r = 0.374, P = 0.007) and self-care activities score (r = 0.317, P = 0.025) while age was significantly correlated to diabetes knowledge score (P = 0.008) and self-care activities score (P = 0.035). Conclusions: Integrating theories of behavior change into educational interventions at the primary-care level may translate to improved care, reduced long-term complications, and better quality of life. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | American Podiatric Medical Association | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diabetes -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Self-care, Health -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Patient education | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diabetes -- Patients -- Care | en_GB |
dc.title | Improving diabetes knowledge and self-care practices | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.7547/15-071 | |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacHScPod |
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