Effect of Health Education on Self Care among known Diabetic Patients
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 8
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic illness that re-quires continuing medical care and patient self-management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased enormously as there were an estimated 30 million cases in 1985 versus 177 million in 2000 1 . Based on these current trends, >360 million individuals will have diabetes by the year 2030 and the increased prevalence of type 2 DM is likely due to increased obesity and reduced activity levels.We conducted a study to find out the knowledge and practice related to self care among diabetic patients and to assess the improvement in knowledge and practice after health education.It was an Interventional ( experimental) study by taking a pre-test, giving health education and later a post-test conducted in HUDCO colony, Peelamedu involving known Type 2 Diabetic patients. On anlaysis we concluded that theknowledge and practice related to self care in diabetes among known Type 2 Diabetic patients was low and inadequate.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Cindrel TharumiaJagadeesan, Dr. Ben Joseph Mathew, Dr. Arun Pandian, Dr. Arunmozhi Devi, Dr. Balakumaran . C, Dr. Bhavishya . S, Dr. Clinton . B. R
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