scholarly journals Knowledge of diabetes among type 2 diabetes patients attending a primary health care clinic in Sri Lanka

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 644-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.P. Perera ◽  
R.E.E. De Silva ◽  
W.L.S.P. Perera
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Health Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Diabetes Patients

scholarly journals Perceptions of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Towards Diabetes Management Visits at Public Primary Health Care Centers with Diverse Opinions Towards Nurse-led Clinics in Muscat, Oman: A Pilot Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. e196-e196
Author(s):  
Kamila Al-Alawi ◽  
Ahmed Al-Mandhari
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers ◽  
Diabetes Patients

Objectives: The literature has described several positive outcomes related to diabetes management via nurse-led clinics. This is especially true where a shortage of physicians is recorded within a team-based approach. We sought to explore the perceptions of patients with type 2 diabetes towards the current diabetes management visits at public primary health care centers in Muscat, Oman and their opinions towards nurse-led diabetes management clinics. Methods: This pilot qualitative study included seven semi-structured interviews with type 2 diabetes patients from four purposely selected public primary health care centers in Muscat. Qualitative thematic analysis was applied. Results: Patients with type 2 diabetes expressed their satisfaction with the present diabetes management visits at public primary health care. Their opinions towards nurse-led clinic were diverse and divided patients into three categories: those who totally refused the nurse-led clinics, those who accepted the clinics but with reservations, and patients that totally accepted the nurse-led clinics. The patients’ main concern was the nurses’ abilities to handle and understand the disease and its management. Conclusions: Our pilot study revealed type 2 diabetes patients’ satisfaction with the current diabetes management clinics. However, transformation to nurse-led clinics within team-based approach requires further studies with a bigger sample size. Further studies on requirements related to the Omani health care system and a better understanding of patients’ worries and their readiness to accept the concept of nurse-led clinics and their outcomes are also recommended.

scholarly journals Clinical Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Primary Health Care Clinics in Central Bosnia

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 8141-8149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijan Marjanović ◽  
Davorka Vrdoljak ◽  
Valerija Bralić Lang ◽  
Ozren Polašek ◽  
Vedran Đido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Clinical Inertia ◽  
Health Care Clinics ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Diabetes Patients

scholarly journals Impact of Diabetes Education on Health Status of Diabetes Patients in Khartoum State

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Nadia A. Suraj ◽  
Hashim S. Elwagie
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Diabetes Education ◽  
P Value ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers ◽  
Diabetes Patients

Diabetes education, with its role in improvement in knowledge, attitude and practice, lead to better control of the disease, and is accepted to be an important part of diabetes management. The Study aimed to determine the effect of diabetes education on health status of type 2 diabetes patients attending Diabetes Mini Clinics at Primary Health Care centers in Khartoum state, Sudan. The study design was quasi-experimental. Sample of seventy-eight type 2 diabetes patients was selected from eleven reverence family health centers, which contain diabetes mini clinic. Seventy of participants continued until the end of the study. A pre –post questionnaire was used to collect the data, which entered and analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, percentage, mean and standard deviation and paired T. test were used to analyze the data. The level of statistical significance was set at P. value ˂ 0.05. The results showed Diabetes education had positive effect on glycemic control (P. value = .001), diastolic blood pressure (P. value = .017), and quality of life (P. value = .001). The study recommended that coverage of primary health care centers with diabetes education service is very important and other studies is needed for more evaluation. 

scholarly journals Association between Haemoglobin A1c and Uric Acid Levels among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 at a Primary Health Care Clinic in North Sumatera, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1633-1635
Author(s):  
Rusdiana ◽  
Sry Suryani Widjaja ◽  
Muhammad Syahputra ◽  
Maya Savira
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Uric Acid ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Type ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Health Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Health

BACKGROUND: Haemoglobin A1c (Hba1c) levels and uric acid levels may be associated. AIM: This study aimed to determine Hba1c, and uric acid levels are associated among patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 who attend a primary health care clinic in North Sumatera, Indonesia. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study among patients was conducted on 70 type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients who attended Primary Health Care in Binjai. Patients with age > 40 years old attend a primary health care clinic in Binjai city, North Sumatera with diabetes mellitus type 2. In each subject demographics, age, sex, body mass index, blood pressure, post health history, fasting blood sugar, Hba1c and uric acid levels were checked and recorded. A student’s t-test was used to determine if there was an association between Hba1 and uric acid levels. A total of 70 were included in this study. RESULTS: The mean age of study subjects was 58.33. The mean Hba1c level was 8.743, and standard deviation (SD) was 1.80. The mean of uric acid was 6.31, and standard deviation (SD) was 1.58. The statistical analysis using T-test found that there was no significant association between Hba1c and uric acid levels among study subjects (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: We found no significant association between Hba1c and uric acid levels among the study subjects.

Quality of life and adherence to mediterranean diet among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients of a primary health care clinic in Hebron city, Palestine

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Manal Badrasawi ◽  
May Hamdan ◽  
Mohammad Al Tamimi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Health Care Clinic ◽  
Primary Health

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a lifelong metabolic disease with a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Uncontrolled and untreated diabetes results in serious complications that subsequently cause patients’ quality of life (QoL) to deteriorate. Adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD) may relieve the complications of diabetes, thereby improving the quality of life for these patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the QoL of DM patients who adhered to MD. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we examined the QoL and MD data of 106 DM II patients being treated at a primary health care clinic in Hebron. We used the SF-36 questionnaire to measure the patients’ QoL and the MEDAS tool to assess their MD adherence. We also recorded their anthropometric measurements, abdominal obesity, lifestyle habits and blood biochemical results. RESULTS: The sample comprised male and female DM II patients between the ages of 35 and 72, with their mean age being 55.8±10.24. Patients’ QoL scores showed a significant relationship with three BMI categories, i.e., total QoL score, physical function, and pain domains (p <  0.05). In terms of diet, high adherence to MD had a positive impact on all domains and on patients’ total QoL with significant differences in physical functioning, emotional well-being, social functioning and pain domains. CONCLUSION: Patients’ QoL domains were relatively low and highly affected by DM II. Patients with greater MD adherence reported higher scores in all QoL domains. Significantly higher scores were noted for the physical, social and pain domains. Hence, MD is a recommended dietary pattern for DM II patients to achieve a better QoL.

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