Knowledge and influencing factors of diabetes in middle-aged and elderly patients with prediabetes
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.25.003
- VernacularTitle:中老年糖尿病前期人群糖尿病知识现况及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Lixia ZHANG
1
;
Shuqing ZHU
;
Mengjun QI
;
Fang YU
Author Information
1. 郑州大学第二附属医院护理教研室
- Keywords:
Prediabetes;
Middle-aged and elderly patients;
Knowledge of diabetes
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(25):3202-3206
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the knowledge and influencing factors of diabetes in middle-aged and elderly patients with prediabetes, and to provide evidence for public education in those patients. Methods According to convenient sampling, the questionnaire survey was conducted in 234 middle-aged and elderly patients with prediabetes who had a physical examination in a class Ⅲ grade A hospital in Zhengzhou from July to December 2014.Results There were significant differences in knowledge points of diabetes, diet dimension and total points in middle-aged patients compared with elderly patients (P<0.05), however, there was no significant difference in risk factors, treatment and exercise knowledge dimension (P>0.05). The multivariable linear regression analysis showed that the main factors for knowledge were marital status and educational level in middle-aged participants, and educational level and family history of diabetes in elderly participants.Conclusions The knowledge of diabetes should be strengthened in middle-aged patients with prediabetes who have low education level and no spouse, and in elderly patients with low education level and no family history of diabetes.
