Self-management and its related factors among patients with type 2 Diabetes in Viet Nam

• Main Authors: Nguyen Thi Thanh Buong, 阮氏清平
• Other Authors: Chiu Aih-Fung
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57ahgb

碩士 === 美和科技大學 === 護理系健康照護碩士班 === 107 === Background: Self-management is an important skill for patients with diabetes mellitus. In relation to blood glucose management, diet, exercise, medication, foot. Vietnam is a developing country with a growing incidence of diabetes, which requires long-term disease control, so they have to be aware of their disease and adjust their diets and lifestyles. Good self-management interventions can positively influence disease control and avoid serious complications. Objective: The main purpose of the study is to assess the level of self-management of diabetes and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes at Thong Nhat Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive study with purposive sampling was conducted to 145 patients with diabetes. Collected data included Diabetes Self-Management Scale (DSMS), which consists of 40 items. The potential total score was range from 0-200. To analyze the diabetes self-management behavior and its factors, descriptive analyses, Chi-Square test, t-test or ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation was used. P value <0.05 was considered as statistical significance. Results: Assessment of diabetes self-management behavior showed that the mean score was moderate, the mean (standard deviation) was 126.903(±31,056). The difference with the expected average score (100 points) was statistically significant (t= 0.4313, p <0.05). Patients with college degrees have self-management behavior scores. Detecting a positive relationship between the income of patients and self-management of diabetes (r= 0.184, p<0.05). Patients with occupations belonging to the group of manual workers have a lower self-management behavior score than the rest (113.088 ± 28,182, p <0.05) Conclusion: Behavior of self-management of diabetes among people with diabetes only above average should be propagated and educated more. Agencies and individuals when developing a strategy or a propaganda and education plan to raise awareness, attitudes and practices of diabetic patients on self-management of diabetes should be considered. patient's income factors, patient's education and career.