title: Diabetic self care practices in rural Mysuru, Southern Karnataka, India - A need for Diabetes Self Management Educational (DSME) program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diabetes and its complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Self care has emerged as a crucial element in the management of diabetes and a key factor associated with the quality of diabetic care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the study was to assess the self care activities of patients with Type II diabetes mellitus in a rural area of Mysuru district.
  
  
  METHODS
  A community based cross sectional descriptive study was carried out among 400 diabetic patients in rural Mysore.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self care Activities (Diet, exercise, self blood glucose monitoring, medication, foot care, smoking) were assessed using a pre designed and tested questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Relevant descriptive analysis like percentages is carried out using SPSS version 22.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the diabetic patients had good compliance for medication (92.5%), followed by 72% for diabetic diet. Only 27.75% of the diabetic patients participated in walking, 24.25% practised foot care, blood glucose monitoring by 24.75% and only 25.5% of them were current smokers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rural diabetic patients are more adherent and compliant to medication and diabetic diet and less compliant to physical activity, foot care and self glucose monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JSS Medical College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India. Electronic address: drkmsrinath@gmail.com.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Srinath
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, India. Electronic address: drmadhusri@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basavegowda
authors.affiliation: JSS Medical College,JSS University, Mysore, India. Electronic address: saitharuni.reddy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nandarula Sai
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Tharuni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012424:Rural Population; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Diabetes; Rural mysore; Self care; South India