Health Education and Its Association with Patients’ Experiences and Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus Complications at Makassar City General Hospital
Darwis, Darwis *
Institut Nani Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
Mardiana, Mardiana
Institut Nani Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
Afrid, Afrida
Institut Nani Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterised by elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycaemia) caused by an imbalance between insulin supply and demand. Insulin is required to facilitate the entry of glucose into cells so that it can be utilised for cellular metabolism and growth. This study aimed to obtain an overview of patients’ knowledge regarding diabetes mellitus complications at Daya General Hospital, Makassar, from 14 to 28 January 2013. This was a descriptive-analytical study using a cross-sectional method, with 42 respondents who met the selection criteria selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected via a questionnaire. The collected data were processed and analysed using computerised methods with appropriate statistical tests. Data analysis included univariate and bivariate analyses using the Chi-Square test, with a significance level of α=0.05. H0 was rejected if p<0.05 and accepted if p>0.05. The results indicate relationships between health education and patients’ knowledge (p = 0.003 < α = 0.05) and between inpatient experience and patients’ knowledge of DM complications (p = 0.004 < α = 0.05). Thus, better health education and greater inpatient experience were associated with better patient knowledge of DM complications.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, health education, patient experience, treatment experience, patient knowledge, diabetes complications, inpatient care, outpatient care