Original articleThe level and determinants of diabetes knowledge in Kuwaiti adults with type 2 diabetesNiveau et déterminants des connaissances concernant le diabète chez les diabétiques de type 2 koweïtiens adultes
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Abbreviations
- DKT
diabetes knowledge test
- DSME
diabetes self-management education
- KS
knowledge score
- SPSS
Statistical package for social sciences
Sampling procedure
The study involved 24 diabetes clinics at primary-care health centres in the five health regions of Kuwait. A consecutive series of eligible patients from each of the 24 clinics were included until the required number was achieved. The numbers of patients with T2D selected from each clinic was proportional to the number of diabetic patients registered in each clinic.
The estimated sample size was 5100 patients with T2D out of about 100,000 eligible patients registered in the 24 clinics, a number
Patients’ sociodemographic and diabetes-related data
Analyses of the data for the participating 5114 Kuwaiti patients with T2D are shown in Table 1, including the frequency distribution of the patients’ sociodemographic characteristics and diabetes-related data. The mean age (± standard deviation, S.D.) of the participants was 55.6 ± 10.4 years, 68.2% were women (male:female ratio, 1:2.15), 45.0% were illiterate and only 4.4% were university graduates. The majority of participants (52.2%) reported a family income between 500 and 1000 Kuwaiti dinars (1
Discussion
Diabetes education is effective for improving the clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients [1]. The role of education of patients with T2D has been emphasized by several studies [9], [10], [11]. For this reason, it is now generally accepted that diabetic patients need to be knowledgeable about diabetes and its management to achieve good metabolic control. However, studies have shown that there are significant knowledge and skill deficits in 50 to 80% of patients with diabetes [12].
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Conflicts of interest
None to declare.
Acknowledgments
This study was supported by a grant from the Executive Board of the Health Ministers’ Council for The Gulf Cooperation Council States. The authors acknowledge the efforts and support of Dr Yousef Al-Nissef, chairman of the National Working Group for Control of Diabetes in Kuwait and member of the Executive Board of the Health Ministers’ Council for The Gulf Cooperation Council States. The authors also thank the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center for allowing the use of the Michigan
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