Knowledge and attitude: important components in diabetes education

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Flávia Fernanda Luchetti Rodrigues¹  Maria Lúcia Zanetti²  Manoel Antônio Dos Santos²  Tatiane Aparecida Martins²  Valmi D. Sousa²  Carla Regina De Sousa Teixeira² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

关键词: diabetes mellitus;    nursing;    knowledge;    attitude;    diabetes mellitus;    enfermería;    conocimiento;    actitud;    diabetes mellitus;    enfermagem;    conhecimento;    atitude;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692009000400006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from March to November 2007 at a research and community services center of a Brazilian university. It aimed to explore the knowledge and attitude of people with diabetes mellitus who were attending a diabetes self-care education program. The sample was composed of 82 adults with diabetes mellitus. Data were collected through the Portuguese versions of the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKN-A) and the Diabetes Attitude Questionnaire (ATT-19). Results revealed that 78.05% of the participants obtained scores higher than eight on knowledge about diabetes, which indicates they have knowledge and understand the disease. Scores on attitude ranged from 25 to 71 suggesting difficulty in coping with the disease. We conclude that although participants obtained a good score on knowledge, their attitude did not change so as to more adequately cope with the disease.

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