J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2014 Aug;21(3):243-252. 10.7739/jkafn.2014.21.3.243.

Relationships between Diabetic Knowledge, Self-Care Behaviors and HbA1c in Diabetic Patients using public hospitals

• Lee J
• Park H

• KMID: 2296014
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2014.21.3.243

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate diabetic knowledge, self-care behaviors, and HbA1c of patients with diabetic mellitus in public hospitals.
METHODS
Participants were 287 adult patients who had been diagnosed with diabetes in two public hospitals in Seoul. Collected data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation with the SPSS (PASW) 21.0 program.
RESULTS
For general characteristics of the participants, there were significant differences in the level of diabetic knowledge according to age (F=11.28, p<.001), educational level (F=11.07, p<.001), type of health insurance (F=9.38, p<.001), and monthly income (t=-4.58, p<.001) and in the self-care behaviors according to age (F=8.61, p<.001) and in HbA1c according to age (F=6.72, p=.001). As for disease related characteristics of the participants, significant differences were found for self-care behaviors according to education about diabetes (t=3.90, p<.001) and in HbA1c according to education about diabetes (t=3.26, p=.001) and current diabetic therapy methods (F=13.51, p<.001). The study results showed that there was no correlation between diabetic knowledge and self-care behavior, or between self-care behavior and HbA1c.
CONCLUSION
Results indicate that when developing preliminary data on nursing intervention education programs on diabetes, increasing diabetic knowledge and self-care behaviors would help to improve blood glucose levels.

Keyword

Diabetes mellitus; Knowledge; Self care; Hemoglobin A; Glycosylated

MeSH Terms

Adult
Blood Glucose
Diabetes Mellitus
Education
Hemoglobin A
Hospitals, Public*
Humans
Insurance, Health
Nursing
Self Care*
Seoul
Blood Glucose
Hemoglobin A