Knowledge about DM self-care of older adults in primary health care

Introduction: Population growth and increased life expectancy have contributed to the increase in the elderly population and the rise in cases of diabetes. Objective: toassess knowledge about diabetes and associated factors through a cross-sectional study with elderly diabetics in primary health car...

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Published inNeuroQuantology Vol. 20; no. 13; p. 148
Main Authors Viviana Alejandra Beltrán Culqui, Llerena Gómez, Carlos Alberto, María de Lourdes Llerena Cepeda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bornova Izmir NeuroQuantology 01.01.2022
Subjects
Activities of daily living
Binomial distribution
Body mass index
Chronic illnesses
Correlation coefficients
Cross-sectional studies
Diabetes
Education
Health care
Hypoglycemia
Knowledge
Life expectancy
Normal distribution
Older people
Population growth
Primary care
Sociodemographics
Variables
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Summary:Introduction: Population growth and increased life expectancy have contributed to the increase in the elderly population and the rise in cases of diabetes. Objective: toassess knowledge about diabetes and associated factors through a cross-sectional study with elderly diabetics in primary health care. Methods: Diabetes Knowledge Scale and the Pearson correlation coefficient were evaluated. Results: Of the 202 elderly, 77.7% had insufficient knowledge about the disease, especially for ketonuria and food substitution and did not know the causes and care of hypoglycemia. Conclusions: The findings reinforce the need for educational actions that include socioeconomic, psychoemotional, and educational aspects in managing diabetes
ISSN:1303-5150
DOI:10.14704/nq.2022.20.13.NQ88021