A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF DIABETIC PATIENTS REGARDING DIABETIC DIET

Rasmiya Farheen; P. Muthukumar; Junior Sundresh

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF DIABETIC PATIENTS REGARDING DIABETIC DIET

Rasmiya Farheen, P. Muthukumar, Junior Sundresh

Abstract :

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is now a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, it is associated with high rates of hospitalization, blindness, renal failure and non-traumatic amputation.

Aim: To assess the knowledge regarding diabetic diet among diabetic patients

Methods: Assessment of knowledge regarding diabetic diet: It consists of 20 questions which will help to identify the knowledge of diabetic diet among diabetic patient. The knowledge score was categorized as adequate level (15-20), moderate level (10-14), inadequate level (5-9) and extremely poor (0-4) score.

Results: Out of 60 samples, 30(50%) diabetes patients belong to 60-70years. During the pretest the majority of, diabetes patients 42 (70%) scored between 10 - 14, 12 (20%) diabetes patients scored between 5-9, 6 (10%) diabetes patients scored between 15-20.No one had scored between 0-4. During the post test the majority of diabetes patients 48 (80%) had shown improved to moderate knowledge, 7 (11.6%) diabetes patients had adequate knowledge and 5 (8.3%) scored inadequate knowledge regarding diabetic diet.

Conclusion: There is a great need of producing awareness among diabetic patients regarding the importance of diet.