Misconceptions About Diabetes and Its Management Among Low-Income Minorities With Diabetes  

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Mann, Devin M. ; Ponieman, Diego ; Leventhal, Howard ; Halm, Ethan A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Diabetes Care vol. 32 no. 04 (Apr. 2009), page 591.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: D05.K.2009.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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OBJECTIVE To determine diabetic patients' knowledge and beliefs about the disease and medications that could hinder optimal disease management. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 151 type 2 diabetic patients characterizing diabetes knowledge and beliefs about the disease and medications was conducted. RESULTS Mean diabetes duration was 13 years. Over half of the patients (56%) believed that normal glucose is =200 mg/dl, 54% reported being able to feel when blood glucose levels are high, 36% thought that they will not always have diabetes, 29% thought that their doctor will cure them of diabetes, one in four (23%) said there is no need to take diabetes medications when glucose levels are normal, and 12% believed they have diabetes only when glucose levels are high. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes knowledge and beliefs inconsistent with a chronic disease model of diabetes were prevalent in this sample. Suboptimal knowledge and beliefs are potentially modifiable and are logical targets for educational interventions to improve diabetes self-management.

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