Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?

Introduction Diabetes affect constantly wider group of people around world. Multicenter observational studies performed in Poland predicted diabetes prevalence as 6.7-9.8% and in Lublin region as 4,3% of total population. Diabetes is a diseases to some extent preventable, as constantly arising data...

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Main Authors: Paula Jankowska, Ewa Rudnicka-Drożak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kazimierz Wielki University 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Education, Health and Sport
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Online Access:http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5781
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spelling doaj-b39f9eea0aee4fb695c27f1235a7a3bc2020-11-25T01:42:14ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062018-08-018863664110.5281/zenodo.13426075294Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?Paula Jankowska0Ewa Rudnicka-Drożak1Chair and Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of LublinChair and Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of LublinIntroduction Diabetes affect constantly wider group of people around world. Multicenter observational studies performed in Poland predicted diabetes prevalence as 6.7-9.8% and in Lublin region as 4,3% of total population. Diabetes is a diseases to some extent preventable, as constantly arising data confirm that lifestyle has even decisive influence on diabetes development. Thus, knowledge about diabetes and awareness of its risk factors and complications is very important. Individuals who are conscious about modifiable variables increasing the risk of developing diabetes may start to improve their everyday behaviors. Objective The aim of this study was to examine knowledge and awareness of diabetes among Lublin inhabitants. Material and methods There was 92 people included in the study. They were Lublin inhabitants. The analysis was based on questionnaire constructed by the authors. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented as percentages. The obtained results were also statistically analyzed using the STATISTICA 13 program. The significance of intergroup differences was verified with Pearson chi-square test. Results Analysis of participants answers revealed relatively good level of knowledge on diabetes risk factors and complications. Awareness of treatment strategies, diet of suffering patients and opinions on diabetes severity were also evaluated. Conclusions Participants of the study showed relatively satisfactory level of knowledge on diabetes mellitus. They were aware of many disease risk factors, but smoking and advanced age were rarely considered to raise the probability of diabetes development. Furthermore, they had adequate level of knowledge on diabetes complications, except for ischaemic heart disease. According to results of the study, there is a need for convincing social information campaign to raise constantly an awareness of diabetic risk factors and its consequences.http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5781diabetes mellitus, awareness,
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title Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?
title_short Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?
title_full Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?
title_fullStr Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?
title_full_unstemmed Is there a need for social information campaign in area of diabetes?
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publisher Kazimierz Wielki University
series Journal of Education, Health and Sport
issn 2391-8306
publishDate 2018-08-01
description Introduction Diabetes affect constantly wider group of people around world. Multicenter observational studies performed in Poland predicted diabetes prevalence as 6.7-9.8% and in Lublin region as 4,3% of total population. Diabetes is a diseases to some extent preventable, as constantly arising data confirm that lifestyle has even decisive influence on diabetes development. Thus, knowledge about diabetes and awareness of its risk factors and complications is very important. Individuals who are conscious about modifiable variables increasing the risk of developing diabetes may start to improve their everyday behaviors. Objective The aim of this study was to examine knowledge and awareness of diabetes among Lublin inhabitants. Material and methods There was 92 people included in the study. They were Lublin inhabitants. The analysis was based on questionnaire constructed by the authors. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented as percentages. The obtained results were also statistically analyzed using the STATISTICA 13 program. The significance of intergroup differences was verified with Pearson chi-square test. Results Analysis of participants answers revealed relatively good level of knowledge on diabetes risk factors and complications. Awareness of treatment strategies, diet of suffering patients and opinions on diabetes severity were also evaluated. Conclusions Participants of the study showed relatively satisfactory level of knowledge on diabetes mellitus. They were aware of many disease risk factors, but smoking and advanced age were rarely considered to raise the probability of diabetes development. Furthermore, they had adequate level of knowledge on diabetes complications, except for ischaemic heart disease. According to results of the study, there is a need for convincing social information campaign to raise constantly an awareness of diabetic risk factors and its consequences.
topic diabetes mellitus, awareness,
url http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5781
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