Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetic Patients About Diabetes and It's Medical and Surgical Complications in Tabouk, Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Objectives: Since Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is among countries with the highest prevalence of Diabetes maladies. According to International Diabetes Federation, in this study we aimed to assess life style pattern regarding diet, exercise, medication adherents, foot care and prevalence of Diabetes maladies complication. Methods: A cross sectional Hospital-based descriptive design study was conducted among 120 diabetic patients attending the diabetes center at King Fahad Specialist Hospital via a structured questionnaire. Results: 98.3% of our participants were diagnosed with type 2 DM, most of them on insulin regiment, only 27.5% practice a healthy dietary habits, 69.1% are smoker, 25.8% doing regular exercise, 57.5% they aware about the complication of diabetic foot, 67.5% they did regular foot examination and 93.3% of them use a diabetic shoes. Conclusion: Steps such as education about importance of dietary control and healthy life style are required to improve the heath states of the patients and to decrease diabetes complication.
Authors and Affiliations
Mubarak Mohammed Theeb Alsaeed, Wejdan Abdullah Hamdan Alshehri, Asrar Ali Alwadai, Salha Ali Almarhapi, Mohammed Hussain Abdulrahman Alzahib, Abdullah Fraih M Alharbi, Khalid Fraih Mohammed Alharbi, Dhafer Mohammed Alyami, Sultan Ali Alqabli, Abdulwahab Ali Asseri, Ibrahim Mahmoud Ajwah
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.5.020
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