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A determination of self-care performance among diabetic patients in endocrine clinic of Taleghane hospital in Tehran
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S Hamadzadeh *   , G Ezate |
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Abstract: (17230 Views) |
| Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease that need special self-care behaviors until end of life. According to studies, undoing self-care is a main reason for mortality and afflicted to chronic complication in diabetic patients. Purpose of this study was to determine the performance of self-care among diabetic patients in endocrine clinic of Talegane hospital in Tehran in 2011.
Method: In this descriptive study 275 type 1 and 2 diabetic patients were selected by convenience sampling. The scales of this study were demographic questionnaire and summary of diabetes self-care activity measure. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results: The results showed that most of patients had a moderate (37.8) and weak (34.9) self-care. The mean score of self-care was 51.4 and that indicate moderate self-care. The majority of patients were performed self-care in dimension of regular intake of insulin and oral drugs (78.28) and diet (64.17).
Conclusion: According to findings, more attention should be paid to education and follow up self-care programs by medical services staff such as nursing for improve self-care among diabetics patients. |
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| Keywords: Self-care, diabetic patients, self-care dimension |
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Type of Study: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing |
Subject:
nursing
Received: 2014/03/3 | Published: 2014/03/15
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