Self-care and Physical Symptom by Gender in Korean Type2 Diabetic Patients.
- Author:
Hee Seung KIM
1
;
Chai Soon PARK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Type 2 diabetes;
Self-care;
Physical symptom
- MeSH:
Alcohol Drinking;
Dizziness;
Endocrinology;
Female;
Headache;
Heart;
Humans;
Male;
Nausea;
Outpatients;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Self Care*;
Self Report;
Tertiary Healthcare;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2003;9(3):270-276
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-care and the physical symptom and to analyse the correlation between self-care and physical symptom in type2 diabetic patients. METHOD: 201 Participants were recruited from the endocrinology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in an urban city. The data were collected by self report self-care and physical symptom questionnaire. RESULTS: The alcohol drinking frequency was lower in female than in male patients. The frequency of nausea or vomiting, morning headaches, lightheadedness, weakness, pain in the heart, pain in the back, stiffness in any join or muscle, and getting very tired in a short time were higher in female than in male diabetic patients. The exercise frequency was negatively correlated with physical symptom in female patients. CONCLUSION: The alcohol drinking frequency was lower in female than in male patients. The female patients had more physical symptoms than the male patients. The exercise frequency was negatively correlated with physical symptom in female patients.
