Self-Care Management Practices of Diabetic Patients Type 2 in Saudi Arabia

• 作者: Budour Bandar ALotaibi
• 来源期刊: 护理学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: DIABETES SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（11）
• 页码范围: 1013-1025
• 页数: 13页
• 分类号: R58

摘要

<strong>Background & Aim:</strong> Patients’ self-care management practice in diabetes is considered a critical element to keep diabetes under control and the disease management is usually conducted by the patients themselves and/or their families. The main aim of this study is to assess the level of self-care management practices of diabetic patients type 2 in Saudi Arabia. <strong>Materials & Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional study design was utilized in the Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh on a convenience sampling method consisted of 377 diabetic patients type 2. The researcher used a self-administered questionnaire (Summery of Diabetes Self-care Activities) which was adopted from Toobert <em>et al</em>. (2000). <strong>Results:</strong> The study results revealed that the level of self-care management practices among patients with type 2 DM is not satisfactory, except in the medication domain. <strong>Conclusion & Recommendations:</strong> Policymakers should revise the education strategy for diabetic patients and develop health education campaigns that focus on the patient’s family as well as the individual with type-2 DM.