Knowledge, motivation and barriers to diabetes control in adults in Jamaica
| Autor: | Norma McFarlane-Anderson, R Wright-Pascoe, E Y Bailey, Yvonne Wint, A O'Connor, E M Duff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Adult Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Jamaica Low education Population MEDLINE Interviews as Topic Diabetes mellitus medicine Humans education Life Style Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Motivation business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Risk perception Diabetes control Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Structured interview Female Descriptive research business |
| Zdroj: | The West Indian medical journal. 55(5) |
| ISSN: | 0043-3144 |
| Popis: | In this descriptive study, individual structured interviews were conducted on a random sample of 35 men and 98 women from a population (n = 510) of clinic patients. Open questions sought to determine the extent of knowledge, motivation and barriers to lifestyle changes for control of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Jamaican adults. These were coded into themes and described. Other data were analysed using SPSS. Men (61.8 +/- 14.8 years) were older than women (54.9 +/- 13.7 years) and demonstrated less knowledge (p = 0.006). The respondents (71%) indicated the need for more education. Barriers to lifestyle changes and glycaemic control included a low education level (64%), inadequate knowledge (80%), lack of perceived risk (80.4%) and lack of self-monitoring (93%). Only 23% were controlled to HbA1c < or = 6.5%. The patients' reference to the physicians as a primary source of information indicated the need for a collaborative team approach, and the incorporation of diabetes education as an indispensable service at this clinic. |
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