Open AccessPrimary health care patients’ knowledge about diabetes in the United Arab Emirates
Author(s) -
Lamees Abdullah,
Stephen A Margolis,
Timothy R. Townsend
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2001.7.4-5.662
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , pharmacist , medicine , conversation , family medicine , primary care , primary health care , community pharmacist , medline , nursing , pharmacy , psychology , population , environmental health , communication , political science , law , endocrinology
This study defined the baseline level of knowledge about diabetes and the perceived effectiveness of sources of diabetes information in an urban primary health care centre in Al-Ain. A validated questionnaire was administered to 300 randomly chosen adult patients with diabetes. Patient knowledge about diabetes was directly related to their level of general education. Written and electronic media, and contact with a nurse or doctor were effective sources of education on diabetes while “conversation with significant others”, dietician or pharmacist were not effective. Nurse- or doctor-centred education appears to be an effective choice for future programmes to provide information to patients with diabetes.