KNOWLEDGE LEVEL ABOUT DIABETIC AUTOCARE
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The diabetes treatment is complex. Its results depend, to a great extent, on the level of comprehension, skill and motivation that the user face up to the therapeutic requirements. OBJETIVE To identify the knowledge level that the diabetic user has about his/her autocare. MATERIAL AND METHODS A descriptive survey was carried out in 94 diabetic inpatients in the services of Internal Medicine and Surgery of the General Regional Hospital No. 1 of Culiacán, Sinaloa. Diabetics of 20 years old and older with more of 72 hours of hospitalization in internal medicine and surgery were included in the survey. A questionnaire providing socio-demographic aspects such as age, gender, education, knowledge level of the diabetic user about his/her autocare dealing aspects like exercise, diet, feet care and pharmacological treatment was used. RESULTS More than half (56%) of the studied population is men, with an average age of 60 years old with a standard deviation of +- 12.36. The knowledge level about his/her autocare was insufficient in 79%. CONCLUSIONS The diabetic users have insufficient knowledge about their autocare. The aspects they know more about are the exercise and the diet, while they know little about the feet care and pharmacological treatment.Downloads
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