PMID- 32733971
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210701
LR  - 20210701
IS  - 2314-6753 (Electronic)
IS  - 2314-6745 (Print)
VI  - 2020
DP  - 2020
TI  - Association of Demographic Variables with the Awareness of Type 2 Diabetes 
      Mellitus Patients (T2DM) among the Northwest Population in Saudi Arabia.
PG  - 9408316
LID - 10.1155/2020/9408316 [doi]
LID - 9408316
AB  - The chronic hyperglycemia in diabetes is associated with long-term damage, 
      dysfunction, and failure of different organs. Lack of patient education and 
      knowledge about these complications can worsen the quality of a patient's life. 
      Hence, more efforts are needed to improve patient's education especially in rural 
      areas. Aim. Our objective is to explore the association between demographic 
      variables and the knowledge of self-care practices in type 2 diabetes mellitus. 
      Methods. We used observational cross-sectional descriptive study using a 
      validated self-administered questionnaire in both Arabic and English languages as 
      well. A descriptive correlation design analyzed the questionnaire completed by a 
      convenience sample meeting the inclusion criteria. Results. A total of 100 
      patients met the inclusion criteria for the analysis out of 3251 patients who 
      completed the questionnaire. The study population has low moderate knowledge in 
      diabetes, moderate knowledge in self-care practices, and good knowledge about 
      complications of nephropathy and cardiovascular disease. No significant 
      association between demographic variables. However, better knowledge observed in 
      male (p = 0.028) and self-care practices with female (p = 0.020). Further, 
      educational status is significantly influencing the knowledge of diabetic 
      patients. Conclusion. The study emphasizing irrespective of demographic variable 
      and the importance of patient education to achieve well glycemic control.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2020 Wael Ahmed Al Arawi et al.
FAU - Al Arawi, Wael Ahmed
AU  - Al Arawi WA
AD  - Department of Quality Assurance, Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company, 
      Almadina Road, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Al Shaman, Udai Salamh
AU  - Al Shaman US
AD  - Department of Quality Assurance, Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company, 
      Almadina Road, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Albalawi, Waleed Ahmad Mohsin
AU  - Albalawi WAM
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Siddhachettiar, Palanisamy Amirthalingam
AU  - Siddhachettiar PA
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 
      Saudi Arabia.
FAU - El-Kannishy, Sherif M H
AU  - El-Kannishy SMH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9714-2408
AD  - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of 
      Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
AD  - Department of Toxicology, Emergency Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura 
      University, Mansoura, Egypt.
FAU - Bagalagel, Alaa
AU  - Bagalagel A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9909-4881
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kind Abdulaziz University, 
      Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Diri, Reem
AU  - Diri R
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kind Abdulaziz University, 
      Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Aljabri, Ahmed
AU  - Aljabri A
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kind Abdulaziz University, 
      Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Hamdan, Ahmed Mohsen
AU  - Hamdan AM
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4930-792X
AD  - Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 
      Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200712
PL  - England
TA  - J Diabetes Res
JT  - Journal of diabetes research
JID - 101605237
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Saudi Arabia
MH  - *Self Care
MH  - Sex Factors
PMC - PMC7372291
COIS- All authors declare no potential conflicts of interest, including any financial, 
      personal, or other relationships with other people or organizations within that 
      could inappropriately influence or be perceived to influence, this work.
EDAT- 2020/08/01 06:00
MHDA- 2021/07/02 06:00
PMCR- 2020/07/12
CRDT- 2020/08/01 06:00
PHST- 2020/04/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/06/11 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/06/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/08/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/08/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/07/02 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/07/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2020/9408316 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Diabetes Res. 2020 Jul 12;2020:9408316. doi: 10.1155/2020/9408316. eCollection 
      2020.