Research Paper
Year: 2023 | Month: July-September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 16-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20230303
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients with A View to Develop a Self-Instructional Module on Prevention of Complication of Diabetes Mellitus in Selected Hospital, Ahmedabad
Dipika Patel1, Deepthy James Thomas2
1,2Department Of Medical Surgical Nursing, KD Institute of Nursing Sciences, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Corresponding Author: Dipika Patel
ABSTRACT
Researcher conducted a non-experimental descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude among diabetes mellitus patients with a view to develop a self-instructional module on prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus in selected hospital, Ahmedabad. The objective of the study was: 1) To assess the knowledge on prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus among diabetes mellitus patients 2) To assess the attitude on prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus among diabetes mellitus patients 3) To develop self- instructional module on prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus among diabetes mellitus patients 4) To find out association between knowledge and attitude scores with their selected demographic variable. A quantative research approach was used in research design. The research used purposive sampling method for selecting 100 patients. Structure knowledge questionnaires and attitude Likert’s scale was used were reliable. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyse the data. In this study out of 100 sample 0 sample having poor knowledge was 0%, 54 sample having average knowledge was 54% and 46 sample having good knowledge was 46%. In attitude score showing 44 sample having negative attitude was 44% and 56 sample having positive attitude was 56% regarding prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus. The mean knowledge scores were 26.79 and Standard deviation of knowledge score was 3.52.in association knowledge with age include calculated value of chi-square was 31.71. And tabulated value was 12.59. In attitude score association with gender include chi-square calculated value was 8.89 and tabulated value was 3.84.
In this study through the chi-square test association of knowledge and attitude with the selected demographic variable include knowledge was associated with age and attitude was associated with the gender. It revealed that diabetes mellitus patient having average knowledge and positive attitude regarding prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus. the association between knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variable by using chi-square test revealed that there was significant association at p< 0.05 level of significance. After this study with a view to develop the self-instructional module on prevention of complication of diabetes mellitus.
Keywords: knowledge, attitude, diabetes mellitus, complication
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