Self-care practices among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in rural India

Richitha Shivananda; Madhav K. Savkar; Ravi Shankar Manchukonda; Raghavendra Srirangapura Krishnegowda

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20204495

Authors

Richitha Shivananda Department of Pharmacology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Karnataka, India
Madhav K. Savkar Department of Pharmacology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Karnataka, India
Ravi Shankar Manchukonda Department of Pharmacology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Karnataka, India
Raghavendra Srirangapura Krishnegowda Department of Community Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20204495

Keywords:

Self-care practices, Type 2 DM, Diabetic self-management questionnaire, DSMQ

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has been increasing all over the world in past 30 years, particularly in the Indian subcontinent with an estimated 87% diabetic population within the age group 20-70 years. The increase in severity of diabetes every year has been linked to patient’s lack of knowledge and practice of self-care. Hence educating the population as well as assessing their self-care practices has become important.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 253 participants was done using the diabetic self-management questionnaire (DSMQ). Socio demographic details were also collected along with the questionnaire. The questionnaire was scored reversing the negatively worded questions (with a minimum score of 10 to maximum score of 34) and the p values and Pearson’s correlation was used to determine the significance of factors like age and gender with self-care practices.

Results: Among 253 subjects, 117 (46.2%) participants felt that their self-care practices were poor to a ‘considerable extent’, hence the self-care practices of type 2 DM in rural population was poor and factors like age and gender didn’t show any significance in overall self-care of type 2 DM.

Conclusions: The self-care practices of type 2 DM patients in rural area is poor. Age and gender had no significance in the self-care practices of type 2 DM patients. Hence awareness programs should be done in order to educate the rural population about the importance of self-care in dealing with the complications of diabetes.

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Author Biography

Richitha Shivananda, Department of Pharmacology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Karnataka, India

Third year undergraduate medical student.

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