Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Diabetic Patients in the United Arab Emirates
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Diabetic Patients in the United Arab Emirates
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10.1371/journal.pone.0052857
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发表时间：
2013-01-14
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3.7
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Yeatts, Karin B.
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作者：
Al-Maskari, Fatma;El-Sadig, Mohamed;Yeatts, Karin B.
简介：糖尿病自我管理教育是糖尿病护理的基石。然而，由于文盲，阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）的许多糖尿病患者缺乏对其疾病的足够知识。因此，在考虑任何可能的干预措施之前，必须评估患者对糖尿病管理的现有知识、态度和做法。在2006-2007年期间，从Al-Ain市（阿联酋）Tawam和Al-Ain医院的糖尿病门诊诊所随机抽取了575例糖尿病患者，结果：31%的患者对糖尿病知识了解不足，对糖尿病知识的掌握程度较低，对糖尿病知识的掌握程度较低。72人对患有这种疾病持消极态度，57%的人的HbA（1c）水平反映了血糖控制不良。只有17%的人报告血糖控制良好，而10%的人承认不遵守药物治疗。知识、实践和态度得分均呈统计学显著正相关，但相关性较弱，但这些得分均与HbA 1c无显著相关性。结论：本研究显示阿联酋糖尿病患者对糖尿病的认识水平较低，但对糖尿病护理的重要性和满意的糖尿病实践持积极态度。提高患者对糖尿病认识的计划对阿联酋的所有糖尿病患者都至关重要，以提高他们的理解，依从性和管理，从而提高他们科普疾病的能力。
Introduction: Diabetes self-management education is a cornerstone of diabetes care. However, many diabetics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lack sufficient knowledge about their disease due to illiteracy. Thus, before considering any possible intervention it was imperative to assess present knowledge, attitudes, and practices of patients towards the management of diabetes.Methods: A random sample of 575 DM patients was selected from diabetes outpatient's clinics of Tawam and Al-Ain hospitals in Al-Ain city (UAE) during 2006-2007, and their knowledge attitude and practice assessed using a questionnaire modified from the Michigan Diabetes Research Training Center instrument.Results: Thirty-one percent of patients had poor knowledge of diabetes. Seventy-two had negative attitudes towards having the disease and 57% had HbA(1c) levels reflecting poor glycemic control. Only seventeen percent reported having adequate blood sugar control, while 10% admitted non-compliance with their medications. Knowledge, practice and attitude scores were all statistically significantly positively, but rather weakly, associated, but none of these scores was significantly correlated with HbA1c.Conclusions: The study showed low levels of diabetes awareness but positive attitudes towards the importance of DM care and satisfactory diabetes practices in the UAE. Programs to increase patients' awareness about DM are essential for all diabetics in the UAE in order to improve their understanding, compliance and management and, thereby, their ability to cope with the disease.