Association between Type II Diabetic Patient's Compliance with Self-Care, Self-Efficacy and Blood Glucose Control in Port-Said City
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Diabetes raise the risk of complications such as blindness, kidney problems, nerve impairment, amputation of finger or lower limbs and cardiovascular sickness. Compliance is frequently utilized and is the managed measurements of the recommended dosages over a period of time. Also, Self-adequacy is imperative in advancing self-care practices for diabetic patients. Exhaustive diabetic instruction can help with surveying a patients' information, level of learning, and recognize obstructions to social insurance get to. It additionally offers understanding to the illness procedure and psychosocial needs of the patient. Aim: The present study was carried to investigate the association between type II Diabetic patient's compliance of self-care, self-efficacy and blood glucose control in Port-Said City. Subject and Methods: A cross sectional descriptive research design was carried out on convenience sampling of 142 diabetic patients from the governmental hospitals and Health Care centers in port - Said city were included in this study during six months from the starting of data collection using three tools as follows; patient's socio-demographic characteristics, compliance questionnaire, selfefficacy for type II diabetic patients scale, and blood glucose control sheet. Results: there are a statistically significant association between diabetic patient's total self-efficacy, compliance with their total self-efficacy (P=0.00) whereas no statistically significant association were found between diabetic patient's total blood glucose control with their total self-efficacy. Conclusion &recommendations: The present study concluded that the implementation of an educational program for diabetic patient's type II on their self-care, self-efficacy and its application benefits showed a remarkable increase and improvement of the glycemic control level. Also, increase diabetic patient's awareness of self-management and blood glucose monitoring. In addition to, patient education reduce incidence rate of diabetes complications especially in high-risk patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Shereen Ahmed Qalawa, Dr. Nahed Abd Elazeem
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