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Title: A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING SELF

CARE ACTIVITIES AMONG THE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN

SELECTED HOSPITALS AT COIMBATORE.

Name !" a#t$!%: &EENATH &USTIN DOSS.K

Affiliation (designations with college address):M.Sc. NURSING, ASSISTANT PR!"SSR,

#ITI$A %&&"G" ! NURSING

&%IT %AMPUS,'ISNAGAR TA.,$ANU P.,

M"SANA IST.

NRT GU#ARAT*+-/0

P: 12221--2

A't%a(t:

The st3d4 was cond3cted to assess the 5nowledge and attit3de regarding self*care

acti6ities a7ong 8atients with dia9etes 7ellit3s

The st3d4 was cond3cted in two selected hos8itals at %oi79atore .Total sa78les were /0

and e3all4 (0) collected fro7 9oth hos8itals. Non 8ro9a9ilit4 83r8osi6e sa78ling techni3e

was 3sed .The research tool was de6elo8ed in "nglish after an e;tensi6e of literat3re and e;8erts

o8inion it was translated in to Ta7il 94 lang3age e;8erts .the str3ct3red 3estionnaire was 3sed

as an instr37ent to 7eas3re the le6el of 5nowledge and 2 8oint li5ert scale was 3sed to assess the

attit3de regarding self*care acti6ities regarding dia9etes 7ellit3s a7ong dia9etic 8atient in

selected hos8itals at %oi79atore.

This st3d4 re6ealed that +(2

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ia9etes 7ellit3s is a gro38 of 7eta9olic diseases characteri?ed 94 increased le6els of

gl3cose in the 9lood (h48ergl4ce7ia) res3lting fro7 defects in ins3lin a7o3nt of gl3cose

8resents in the 9lood. The 7a@or so3rces of this gl3cose are a9sor8tion to ingested food in the

gastrointestinal tract and for7ation of gl3cose 94 the li6er fro7 food s39stances ($r3nner ands3ddarth et.al, /00)

ia9etes is 9eco7ing 7ore co77on in world wide. In /000, the worldwide esti7ate of

the 8re6alence of dia9etes was 7illion 8eo8le, and 94 /0+0, this is e;8ected to increase to

+== 7illion ($r3nner and s3ddarth et.al, /00)

!or effecti6e 7anage7ent of dia9etes 7ellit3s, the 8atient has to 9eco7e controller of

this disease. ia9etes can 9e effecti6el4 controlled and co78lications are 8re6ented 94 following

self*care acti6ities regarding diet, e;ercise, 7edication, foot care and reg3lar following.

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ia9etes 7ellit3s is a chronic, with which the 8atients 73st li5e his life to achie6e a state of

health and acce8ta9le le6el of f3nction, 8atients with dia9etes 7ellit3s need to ha6e ade3ate

5nowledge and 8ositi6e attit3de of self*care acti6ities s3ch as diet, e;ercise, 7edication, foot

care and follow 38. To lead an inde8endent life, the indi6id3al with dia9etes 7ellit3s sho3ld 9e

controller of his own disease.

B esti7ated (/00)2 7illion 8eo8le are s3ffering with dia9etes 7ellit3s worldwide

and it will 9e do39led in /02.

In India the incident rate of dia9etes 7ellit3s is increasing da4 94 da4 .The central

instit3te of dia9etic care India re8orted one in e6er4 twel6e 3r9an Indian a9o6e the age of fort4 is

li5el4 to 9e dia9etic

There is an increasing a7o3nt of e6ident to s3ggest that 8atientsC ed3cation for 8eo8le

with a chronic disease is an essential co78onent of effecti6e disease 7anage7ent.

As s3ch, there is a need to in6estigate the 5nowledge and attit3de a7ong dia9etic 8atients

to aid in f3t3re de6elo87ent of 8rogra77es and techni3es for effecti6e health ed3cation.

>nowledge, attit3de, s3r6e4s are effecti6e in 8ro6iding 9aseline for e6al3ating inter6ention

8rogra77es. So the researcher selected this 8reli7inar4 st3d4, with ho8e will 8ro6ide insight for

the e6ent3al lifest4le inter6ention st3d4.

O'-e(tie !" t$e t#+)

To assess the >nowledge and Attit3de regarding Self*care acti6ities a7ong the

8atients with dia9etes 7ellit3s.

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Research Design: The descri8ti6e design was chosen for this st3d4 witho3t rando7i?ation.

Setting:The st3d4 was cond3cted in selected hos8itals at %oi79atore.

Population: Accessi9le 8o83lation for this st3d4 incl3des dia9etes 7ellit3s 8atients (7ales,fe7ales, age a9o6e 4ears) ad7itted in selected hos8itals at %oi79atore.

Sample: Selected /0 sa78les fro7 / hos8itals.

Sampling Technique: The sa78les were selected for this st3d4 94 non*8ro9a9ilit4 83r8osi6e

sa78ling techni3es.

Data analysis: The de7ogra8hic 6aria9les were organi?ed 94 3sing descri8ti6e 7eas3res

(fre3enc4 and 8ercentage).The association 9etween the le6el of 5nowledge and attit3de and the

selected de7ogra8hic 6aria9les were assessed 94 %hi*s3are test.

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The st3d4 re6ealed that (2

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-. Adrianne illinton et al ., DINTRU%TR NURSING %AR" !R AU&TSF., /nd

edition., B.$. Sa3nders %o78an4., Philadel8hia., 88.1/1*120.

2. S3san %. ewif., D"SS"NTIA&S ! M"I%A& SURGI%A& NURSINGF., - thedition.,

B.$. Sa3nders %o78an4., Philadel8hia., 88.01*.

=. M.#. >37ari et al., D"E"R%IS"S %AN PR"'"NT AMPUTATIN IN MF.,

Nightingale N3rsing Ti7es., 'ol -., No.., !e9 /001., 88./-*/=.

. r. M.%. Sri6astan., DS"&!%AR" IN IA$"T"SF., Nightingale N3rsing Ti7es., 'ol.,

No6. /00-. 88.+*=.

. An@3lade6i >a7ara@., DS"&!%AR" MANAG"M"NT ! %I&R"N BIT TP" I

IA$"T"SF., Nightingale N3rsing #o3rnal ., 'ol -., Iss3e ., A8ril /00., 88./*.

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