High Proportion of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Poor Glycated Hemoglobin Perceived That Their Diabetes Control Was Excellent

Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Mohammad Arif ShaharHuai Heng Loh

Abstract

As is true for other chronic illnesses, perception of disease control is pivotal to patient empowerment in diabetes care. This study aimed to describe the perception of diabetes control by patients with poor glycated hemoglobin (A1C) levels so as to explore the relationship between perception and various sociodemographic and disease characteristics and to measure the patients' knowledge, attitudes and practices in diabetes care. A cross-sectional study was made involving 276 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. After obtaining informed consent, their sociodemographics, medical histories and most recent available blood investigations were documented. Patients were asked about their perceptions of diabetes control-whether it was excellent, moderate or poor. A Malay-language knowledge, attitudes and practice questionnaire was administered to respondents. Analyses were descriptive and exploratory. The median age of the subjects and the durations of diabetes were 56 (interquartile range, 48-62) years and 8 (interquartile range, 4-13) years, respectively. The median A1C level was 9.5% (interquartile range, 8.3%-11.4%). Despite having poor A1C levels, 28.4% of patients perceived that their diabetes control was excellent; 58.9% perc...Continue Reading

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