A survey of elderly diabetic patients attending a community clinic in Hong Kong
| Autor: | Nang Fong Chan, Chun Bor Ng, Cynthia Chan, Keith Tse, Joyce T'ang, Louisa Lau |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Time Factors Disease duration Physical examination Diabetes Complications Patient Education as Topic Diabetes management Diabetes mellitus Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Diabetes Mellitus Humans Family Male gender Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Social Support Mean age General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Self Care Cross-Sectional Studies Hypertension Educational Status Hong Kong Female business Attitude to Health Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Patient education and counseling. 36(3) |
| ISSN: | 0738-3991 |
| Popis: | A cross-sectional survey was conducted on Chinese diabetic patients attending a community clinic in Hong Kong. A questionnaire, physical examination and blood tests were administered. Of 155 adults with diabetes mellitus recruited, the mean age was 63 years (SD 10.3), 77.4% were female and 41.9% illiterate. Half the patients achieved adequate knowledge scores. Knowledge was found to be associated with education level (OR 4.3, 95% CI 1.8, 10.0), longer disease duration (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.4, 7.4) and complications (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.1, 0.8). No correlation was found between knowledge and attitude or practice. Attitude was found to be associated with practice (OR 1.2, 95% CI 1.0, 1.3) and male gender (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.1, 7.5); practice was associated with hypertension (0.5, 95% CI 0.2, 0.9). Older less educated Chinese diabetic patients can be educated about diabetes management, but knowledge does not always translate into practice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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