Knowledge about diabetes in patients hospitalized for heart disease: a descriptive research
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
12(2)july 1, 2013. tab, ilus
Article
in English, Spanish, Portuguese
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-698538
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To assess the knowledge of patients hospitalized for cardiovascular co-morbidities in diabetes mellitus (DM), and its relationship to the confrontation and attitudes towards the disease.Method:
This was a prospective cross-sectional study, conducted in the inpatient unit with cardiac patients affected by DM. Their level of knowledge about diabetes was assessed using the Diabetes Knowledge Scale (DKN-A) and the psychological and emotional aspects were assessed by use of the Diabetes Attitudes Questionnaire (ATT-19).Results:
We included 220 patients with 63.0 ± 9.4 years, of which 119 (54.1%) were male. The punctuation of the scores ≥ eight in DKN-A was found in 55 patients (25%), and a score ≥ 60 on ATT-19 occurred in 37 patients (17.7%).Discussion:
The patients who presented with relatively good knowledge about DM had a score of ≥ eight; those individuals who had a score ≥ 60 on the scale ATT-19 had an appropriate response to the disease.Conclusion:
The patients generally had a low level of knowledge of DM and had difficulty in coping with the disease.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Nursing Diagnosis
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Cardiology
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Nursing
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Knowledge
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Diabetes Mellitus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Systematic reviews
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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