Female Nurses Knowledge regarding Dietary Advice to type II Diabetes patients
Journal Title: Isra Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 10, Issue 4
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of knowledge among female nurses regarding dietary management of type II diabetes patients. STUDY DESIGN: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study. PLACE AND DURATION: Six months, from 1st December 2014 to 30th May 2015 at three tertiary care public sectors hospitals of Lahore, Punjab and University of Health Sciences, Lahore. METHODOLGY: By using non-probability purposive sampling technique, 234nurses who were providing care to diabetes patients were studied by a self-structured and self-administered questionnaire was used to assess knowledge about diabetes diet. RESULTS: Among total of 234 participants, all were female. 81.1% nurses were only having General nursing diploma (RN), majority of them did not know the importance of nutrition in the management of Diabetes. The study revealed that majority of the participants’ nurses had unsatisfactory level of knowledge (85.9%) about diabetes and diabetes meal planning indicated by total knowledge scores less than 60% and only 0.4% was found with excellent knowledge according to arbitrary scale CONCLUSION: Most of the nurses had poor knowledge about diabetes and dietary management of diabetes patients. KEYWORDS: Diabetes, Knowledge, Nurses, Diabetic Diet, Meal Planning, Nutrition Knowledge. HOW TO CITE THIS: Ghani M, Akhtar T, Shuaib N, Khan NA. Female Nurses Knowledge regarding Dietary Advice to type II Diabetes patients. Isra Med J. 2018; 10(4): 239-243.
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Mansoor Ghani
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