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Prevalent Obstacles and Predictors for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Joint Authors
Rätsep, A.
Kalda, Ruth
Oona, M.
Pilv, L.
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a chronic, progressive disease with serious micro- and macrovascular complications.
A person affected by T2DM should learn to accept the new restricted lifestyle.
Aims.
The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of obstacles in coping with daily life for people with T2DM and the magnitude of the relationships of the obstacles with various patient characteristics.
Methods.
Participants were recruited from randomly selected GPs’ lists in Estonia.
Respondents completed the Estonian version of the Diabetes Obstacles Questionnaire (DOQ).
The statements were assessed on a 5-point scale.
Biomedical and clinical variables were measured.
The central tendency statistics and skewness and kurtosis for all statements were computed to find out those that reflect obstacles.
Then obstacles of the DOQ were stratified.
Multinomial logistic regression (MLR) was computed to estimate the influences of descriptive variables on the statements.
Results and Conclusions.
Altogether, 138 diabetic patients were enrolled in the study.
Fourteen statements were identified as obstacles.
Variables such as age, type of diabetes treatment, and BMI had significant effects on five of them.
Younger age, BMI, and insulin nonuse were revealed as the strongest predictive characteristics for perceiving obstacles more often in coping with daily life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pilv, L.& Rätsep, A.& Oona, M.& Kalda, Ruth. 2012. Prevalent Obstacles and Predictors for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502663
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pilv, L.…[et al.]. Prevalent Obstacles and Predictors for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502663
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pilv, L.& Rätsep, A.& Oona, M.& Kalda, Ruth. Prevalent Obstacles and Predictors for People Living with Type 2 Diabetes. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502663
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-502663