A Study to Assess the Practice of Diabetic Patient towards Self Care Activities for Longevity of Life
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Diabetes has been traditionally divided into insulin dependent (IDDM) and non insulin dependent (NIDDM). A third form LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes in young) having features of both has emerged. DM is a disorder characterized by fasting and post prandial hyperglycaemia resulting from a deficiency of insulin secretion and / or resistance to it. The aim of the study was to assess the practice of diabetic patient towards self care activities. In this study 500 diabetic patients were selected by simple random selection technique. The participants were received structured practice questionnaire with their formal concerned. Result of research indicates that mean score (9.44) with S.D of 2.06 of practice towards self care activities among diabetic patients and this value indicate that the practice of diabetic patients towards self care activities were not satisfactory and the result showed that significant association between practice towards self care activities in diabetic patients with socio demographic variables such as gender, age, marital status, type of the family, educational status, dietary habits and duration of diabetes. Keywords: Diabetes, Practice, Self care activity, Longevity of life
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Viji P. T, Mahipal Singh
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