Practicing versus None Practicing Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus

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Practicing versus None Practicing Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6

Abstract

Background: Diabetes is a worldwide growing serious health problem and causes significant morbidity and mortality. Self-monitoring of blood glucose has been accepted as an important instrument that empowers diabetic patients to maintain and achieve therapeutic goals. Aim of this study was to compare practicing and none practicing Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose among newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus as regard; patients' attitude, knowledge and compliance. Design: A descriptive design was used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at the medicine outpatient clinics of Menoufia University Hospital and Shebien El-Kom teaching Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 180 adult patients newly diagnosed with type II diabetes mellitus was included in this study. Tools: I. Structured questionnaire was designed by researchers to collect patients' Sociodemographic data and medical history such as: age, gender, marital status, educational level occupation, family history, past medical history and Knowledge assessment was designed by to assess patients' basic knowledge about diabetes mellitus. II. Attitude scale; it is a Likert scale was developed to assess diabetic patients' attitude regarding their general health and disease progress. III. Compliance Assessment Questionnaire was designed to assess degree of diabetic patients' compliance regarding diet, exercise, medication, foot care and selfmonitoring of blood glucose. Results: The current study revealed that70% of blood glucose self-monitoring practicing group and only 45.6% of non- practicing group had satisfactory knowledge while 68.9% of practicing group and only 41.1% of non- practicing group had positive attitude and 66.7% of practicing group and only 23.3% of non-practicing group had good compliance for diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Practicing group of blood glucose self-monitoring resulted in increased knowledge satisfaction, positive attitude and good compliance toward diabetes mellitus than none practicing group. Recommendations: Self-monitoring of blood glucose was an effective tool that implicated change in diabetic patients' knowledge, attitude and compliance toward diabetes. More awareness and education programs are needed for diabetic patients about the important role of blood glucose self- monitoring to achieve the desired therapeutic goals.

Authors and Affiliations

Engy E. El-Doushy, Ons S. M. El-zayat

Keywords

Newly diagnosed type II Diabetes Mellitus - Self-monitoring of blood glucose

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EP ID EP437208
DOI 10.9790/1959-0706098295.
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