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A comparison between hba1c levels and knowledge and attitudes concerning diabetes among type 1 and type 2 diabetics

dc.contributor.authorAvdal, Elif Unsal
dc.contributor.authorOzyazicioglu, Nurcan
dc.contributor.authorDirik, Gulsev
dc.contributor.authorAkkurt, Aysen
dc.contributor.buuauthorÖZYAZICIOĞLU, NURCAN
dc.contributor.buuauthorDirik, Gulsev
dc.contributor.buuauthorAkkurt, Aysen
dc.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversitesi/Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi/Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Bölümü.
dc.contributor.departmentUludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı.
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-9645-7221
dc.contributor.researcheridAAI-6835-2021
dc.contributor.researcheridKFR-7347-2024
dc.contributor.researcheridJFB-3910-2023
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-05T07:34:32Z
dc.date.available2024-08-05T07:34:32Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.description.abstractAim: The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge of and attitude to diabetes with HbA1c levels in type 1 and type 2 diabetics.Materials and methods: The sample of the study consisted of 118 type 1 diabetics and 125 type 2 diabetics, a total of 243 individuals. Sampling strength was 92%. A personal characteristics identification form, a diabetes knowledge assessment fonn (prepared separately for type 1 and type 2 diabetics), a Diabetes Attitude Scale (DAS), and the HbA1c values of the participants for the previous three or six months were used.Results: All diabetics had a good level of knowledge of diabetes, and their diabetes attitude scores showed that they had a positive attitude. There was a strong correlation between the mean knowledge scores of the diabetics in the study and their mean DAS scores for type 1 diabetics (r = 0.76, p< 0.001) and a medium level correlation for type 2 diabetics (r = 0.72, p< 0.001). A statistically significant negative correlation was found between HbA1c levels and knowledge and DAS scores of type 1 and type 2 diabetics. As knowledge of diabetes and DAS scores increase, so HbA1c levels fall.Conclusion: Type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients, knowledge and attitude affects HbA1c levels. All healthcare staff and particularly nurses should eliminating lack of knowledge with the help of continuous education programs.
dc.identifier.endpage686
dc.identifier.issn0393-6384
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage681
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/43694
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wos000357001100021
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCarbone Editore
dc.relation.journalActa Medica Mediterranea
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectDisease management
dc.subjectGlycemic control
dc.subjectSelf-management
dc.subjectControl trial
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectAssociation
dc.subjectBarriers
dc.subjectOutcomes
dc.subjectProgram
dc.subjectAdults
dc.subjectType 1 diabetes
dc.subjectType 2 diabetes
dc.subjectKnowledge level
dc.subjectAttitude to diabetes
dc.subjectHbA1c
dc.subjectNursing education
dc.subjectGeneral & internal medicine
dc.titleA comparison between hba1c levels and knowledge and attitudes concerning diabetes among type 1 and type 2 diabetics
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