Assessment of Self-Management Behavioral Skill among Patients with Diabetic type II in Mosul City
Abstract
Background and objective:
Diabetes must be successfully controlled throughout life by adhering to a variety of self-management practices and working closely with healthcare professionals. the study aims to assess self-management behavioral skills among patients with diabetic type II in Mosul City.
Methodology:
A descriptive study design was conducted in Al-Wafaa Specialized Health Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology in Mosul to assess diabetic self-management behavior among patients with type II for the period from November 20, 2023 until February 15, 2024. A non-probability (purposive) sampling method was used to selected (383) patients. The data were collected through developed questionnaire based on the previous study. The data were collected through face-to-face intervention. Descriptive statistics were used by SPSS software version 26.
Results:
The study results showed that most of the participants sometimes adheres to healthy eating behaviors (10.80), and it showed that majority of the study sample members do not engage in physical activity to control diabetes, with mean rank (12.00), The highest of the study participant answer (never) regarding monitoring the blood glucose and medication adherence (8.80)
Conclusion:
The study concluded that the dietary behaviors of diabetic patients were moderate, while their behaviors regarding physical activity, adherence to prescribed medications, and monitoring blood sugar were weak.
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