دورية أكاديمية
Diabetic patients’ perspectives on the challenges of glycaemic control
| العنوان: | Diabetic patients’ perspectives on the challenges of glycaemic control |
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| المؤلفون: | Oladele V. Adeniyi, Parimalane Yogeswaran, Graham Wright, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza |
| المصدر: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2015) |
| بيانات النشر: | AOSIS, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | diabetes mellitus, glycaemic control, patient education, rural community, South Africa, Medicine, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Introduction: The factors affecting the control of diabetes are complex and varied. However, little is documented in the literature on the overall knowledge of diabetic patients about glycaemic control. This study explored the patients’ perspectives on the challenges of glycaemic control. Methods: In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seventeen purposively selected diabetic patients with HBA1c ≥ 9% at Mthatha General Hospital, South Africa. The interviews were conducted in the isiXhosa language and were audiotaped. Two experienced qualitative researchers independently transcribed and translated the interviews.Thematic content analysis was conducted. Results: Three main themes emerged: overall knowledge of diabetes and treatment targets, factors affecting the control of diabetes and how glycaemic control could be improved.The majority of the participants demonstrated poor knowledge of treatment targets for diabetes. The majority of the participants reported that lack of money affected their control of diabetes. Some of the participants reported that the nearest clinics do not have doctors; hence,they are compelled to travel long distances to see doctors. Conclusion: Poverty, lack of knowledge and access to doctors affect the control of diabetes in the rural communities of Mthatha, South Africa. The government should address recruitment and retention of doctors in primary health care. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English French |
| تدمد: | 2071-2928 2071-2936 |
| Relation: | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/767; https://doaj.org/toc/2071-2928; https://doaj.org/toc/2071-2936 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.767 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/83492b2e51d14a22b4ecefd54682b0aa |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.83492b2e51d14a22b4ecefd54682b0aa |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20712928 20712936 |
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| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.767 |