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AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE PRACTICE ON INSULIN ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG DIABETIC PATIENTS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF DAKSHINA KANNADA
A. R. Shabaraya*, Sarah Mohammed Rafique, Suchetha Kumari
ABSTRACT
The hallmark of diabetes mellitus (DM), which is brought on by abnormalities in insulin secretion, action, or both, is hyperglycaemia. Optimal glycaemic control is required to reduce DM morbidity and mortality and prevent complications. The process for injecting insulin is one of the areas where mistakes are most likely to occur. Good knowledge and a positive attitude of a patient toward insulin self-administration leads to better outcome. A validated questionnaire was used in an interventional study for patients taking insulin of either gender over the course of six months to evaluate their knowledge, attitude, and practise about the administration of insulin. A total of 100 patients were interviewed, of which 54% were male and 46% were female. The mean knowledge score was 3.03±1.85, mean attitude score was 3.22 ± 1.46 and the mean practice score was 3.0 ± 1.49. On categorising the scores, 31% were found to have good knowledge Keywords: Diabetes, Insulin administration, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |