在黎巴嫩人口中对2型糖尿病的知识,态度和实践
Najib Y Awad1, Battoul Fakhry1, Imad Baddour1
1Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, LBN.
Cureus
|May 12, 2025
概括
黎巴嫩2型糖尿病患者 (T2DM) 在知识,态度和实践方面存在重大差距. 有针对性的宣传活动对于改善糖尿病管理和患者的治疗结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学和代谢性疾病.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 卫生教育卫生教育教育
背景情况:
- 2型糖尿病 (T2DM) 是全球健康的重大负担,对发病率和死亡率作出重大贡献.
- 了解患者的知识,态度和做法对于有效的T2DM管理和预防策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估和比较关于T2DM的知识水平,态度和实践水平,包括被诊断为T2DM的黎巴嫩患者和一般人群.
- 在黎巴嫩背景下确定影响这些T2DM相关参数的因素.
主要方法:
- 从2021年7月到9月,在黎巴嫩进行了一项基于在线问卷的横截面研究.
- 数据包括社会人口统计,T2DM历史,以及对T2DM知识 (44项),态度 (29项) 和实践 (16项) 的验证尺度.
- 招募了1,127名参与者,其中445人被诊断为临床T2DM.
主要成果:
- 只有9%的参与者表现出足够的T2DM知识. 更高的知识与更年轻的年龄,就业,高等教育和对HbA1c水平的认识有关.
- 大约一半的T2DM患者对糖尿病的态度不佳. 更好的态度与更高的T2DM知识以及糖尿病家族史相关.
- 在13.3%的患者中观察到足够的T2DM实践. 知识,教育,吸烟和肥胖的缺乏对实践产生了积极的影响.
结论:
- 在黎巴嫩T2DM患者中发现了T2DM知识的显著缺陷,加上不良的态度和做法.
- 这些发现强调,迫切需要制定和实施有针对性的健康教育和宣传计划,以改善黎巴嫩的糖尿病护理.
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