title: [Correlation between self-management and knowledge of and attitude to diabetes in type 2 diabetic patients in Changsha].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the level of diabetes knowledge, attitude and self-management activities of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and explore the correlation between diabetes knowledge, attitude and self-care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 200 T2DM patients finished the questionnaires, including the demographic information questionnaire, the Audit of Diabetes Knowledge (ADKnowl), the third version of Diabetes Attitude scale (DAS-3) and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ADKnowl score was 68.06±10.07. The DAS-3 score was 122.60±5.66. The SDSCA score was 57.98±15.30. Education level, duration of diabetes, complications and periodic review were the influential factors for self-care behaviors. The score of self-care behaviors was positively related to diabetes knowledge (r=0.176, P<0.05) and attitude (r=0.256, P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diabetes knowledge and self-care behaviors in the vast majority of T2DM patients are at a low level. Medical staff should not only emphasize the diabetes knowledge, but also pay enough attention to the attitude of T2DM patients and improve their self-care behaviors.
authors: Department of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Huang
authors: Yuehua
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Yao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires