FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS TOWARDS DIABETES MELLITUS

Authors

  • Elen Ferraz Teston Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Deise Serafim Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Márcia Regina Cubas Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná.
  • Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Sonia Silva Marcon Universidade Estaduald e Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.50850

Keywords:

Diabetes mellitus, Chronic illness, Knowledge, Attitude, Self-care.

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify factors associated to the knowledge and attitude of individuals with diabetes towards the disease. Cross-sectional study in which 288 individuals were interviewed between March and September 2014, in six basic health units in the state of Paraná. Poor knowledge of the disease (n = 194, 67.4%) and negative attitude (n=211, 73,4%) were predominant. Factors associated with unsatisfactory knowledge were female gender (p = 0.004), low educational level, absence of complications (p = 0.011), individuals who had no appointments with an endocrinologist over the last twelve months (p = 0.009). A monthly income higher than two minimum wages (p = 0.002), abnormal waist circumference (p = 0.001) and who had not taken blood tests over the last six months (p = 0.005) were associated with a negative attitude towards the disease. The study highlights the need for interventions to improve the population’s knowledge about the disease and encourage the adoption of appropriate behaviors to face this chronic condition.

Author Biographies

Elen Ferraz Teston, Universidade Estadual do Paraná

Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do curso de graduação em Enfermagem na Universidade Estadual do Paraná

Deise Serafim, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Doutora em enfermagem. Docente no Departamentod e enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de MAringá

Márcia Regina Cubas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná.

Doutora em enfermagem. Docente do departamento de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná.

Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Sonia Silva Marcon, Universidade Estaduald e Maringá

Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

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Published

2017-10-30

How to Cite

Teston, E. F., Serafim, D., Cubas, M. R., Haddad, M. do C. L., & Marcon, S. S. (2017). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS TOWARDS DIABETES MELLITUS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i4.50850

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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