Differences in the perceptions of self-care, health education barriers and educational needs between diabetes patients and nurses.
This study examined the differing perceptions of diabetic patients and their nurses regarding the completion of self-care activities, barriers to participation in diabetes health education, and diabetic patients' educational needs to promote better health care for patients with diabetes in Taiwan. This study employed a cross-sectional survey. The data were collected during 2009. Questionnaires were developed to collect data on a convenience sample of 312 patients with type 2 diabetes and 202 nurses recruited from diabetes clinics in Taiwan. Perceptions of self-care behavior were statistically significantly different between patients and nurses (t = -5.05, P < 0.000). The patients perceived themselves to be more successful at completing self-care tasks whereas nurses perceived patients to be less successful at completing self-care tasks. Nurses perceived patients to experience greater difficulties in diabetes health education (t = 18.36, P < 0.000). Nurses perceived there to be a greater need for health education as compared with patients (t = 9.03, P < 0.000).
School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shu-Fang Vivienne
SF
Wu
Heng-Hsin
HH
Tung
Shu-Yuan
SY
Liang
Mei-Chen
MC
Lee
Neng-Chun
NC
Yu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception; D013624:Taiwan