Diabetes Case Reports

Abstract

Assessment of Self-care Type 2 Diabetes Patients at Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study

Aaliya Rukhsar Mohammad Ashfaque*, Najnin Khanam, Farhan Khan, Rutuj Waghmare and Shobha Joshi

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is one type of physiological hyperglycemic disorders. It is linked with a failure of the synthesis of sugars, fat, and proteins, contributing to medical complications like thinning, macro-vascular, and neuropathic disorders. It is linked with a failure of the synthesis of sugars, fat, and proteins, contributing to medical complications like thinning, macro-vascular, and neuropathic disorders. This research was designed to examine the self-management activities of patients with type 2 diabetes at Wardha city's tertiary care hospital.

Material and methodology: The cross-sectional research was carried out in Wardha City's tertiary care rural hospital. The research was conducted using a simple research tool and this analysis involved 105 people, and data was gathered using a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire.

Result: It is observed that maximum male 62 (59.00%) and female 43 (41.00%) were in the study. Mostly age group of more than 60 years of age group (64.70%) Participants had followed satisfactory self care practices on diet.

Conclusion: This study shows that practices of self care practices related to diabetic mellitus in patients were relatively good but health functionaries working in the periphery should conduct regular information education and communication activities for better adoption of all the self care activities of diabetes for all the seven days in a week for the reduction of diabetic complications.

Published Date: 2021-03-23; Received Date: 2021-03-02