Tip 2 Diyabetli Hastalara Bakım Verenlerin Diyabetle İlgili Bilgi ve Farkındalık Düzeyleri

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted in cross-sectional analytical type in order to determine the level of knowledge and awareness of caregivers, who play an important role in facilitating and improving the management of Type 2 Diabetes. Material and Methods: The study was conducted with 450 individuals, who provided care for patients with Type 2 Diabetes treated in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology, Chest Diseases and Orthopedics, and in the Internal Medicine Intensive Care unit of a State Hospital offering health care services, affiliated to Ministry of Health, between 01 May 2018 and 31 October 2018. Conclusion: Knowledge levels of caregivers about the disease, and their awareness levels about the symptoms and self-management practices related to diabetes are quite low. In order to increase the knowledge and awareness levels that are fundamental to the improvement of disease processes such as diagnosis, treatment, prevention and follow-up, it is recommended that training programs be developed to include the patient with diabetes and the caregiver, and a greater emphasis be placed on the matters, about which they experience difficulties.