THỰC TRẠNG KIẾN THỨC VỀ BỆNH VÀ PHÒNG BIẾN CHỨNG CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐÁI THÁO ĐƯỜNG TYPE 2 ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN NỘI TIẾT TỈNH NAM ĐỊNH NĂM 2024

Abstract

Objective: 1. Describe the current status of knowledge on complication prevention of type 2 diabetes patients treated as outpatients at Nam Dinh Provincial Endocrinology Hospital in 2024. 2. Identify some factors related to knowledge of type 2 diabetes patients treated as outpatients at Nam Dinh Provincial Endocrinology Hospital. Method: The study describes 294 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who are being treated as outpatients at Nam Dinh Provincial Endocrinology Hospital from February to April 2024. Results: Knowledge about diabetes, 73.1% of patients know the concept of diabetes; 68.4% of patients know the risk factors, 62.2% of patients know the complications of the disease and know that complications of diabetes can be prevented, 58.2% of patients know the symptoms of the disease and measures to prevent complications (59.2%), 46.6% of patients have correct knowledge about preventing complications of type 2 diabetes. Age group, education level, economic conditions are factors related to the knowledge of patients. Patients <60 years old have more correct knowledge than patients ≥ 60 years old (0.564 times higher). Patients with an education level of high school or higher have 1.728 times higher correct knowledge than those with less than high school education. The poor household economic group has 0.314 times higher correct knowledge than the non-poor household group. The group of patients living with family has 0.482 times higher correct knowledge than the group living alone. Patients with a disease duration of < 5 years had 0.536 times higher correct knowledge than those with a disease duration of ≥ 5 years. Patients with no family history of the disease were 0.365 times higher than those with a family history of the disease. Regarding methods and media, patients had more correct knowledge when receiving information mainly from medical staff, from books/newspapers, radio/TV. Conclusion: Patient’s knowledge about preventing complications of diabetes in the study area was relatively low.