Health Condition 1: E106- Type 1 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Nil
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All the diabetic patients of age above 18 years and either gender on insulin therapy for more than 6 months. Patients are willing to answer the questions of KAP(self-administration or administration by caregivers).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients unable to give informed consent. Patients with mental illness. Pregnant women. Critically ill patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To develop, validate and test the reliability of insulin administration knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire. To assess the level of KAP on insulin administration among diabetic patients or care givers. To study the factors associated with KAP score in diabetic patients. To assess the correlation between the KAP and glycemic control among diabetic patients.Timepoint: Single Point | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study will determine the KAP regarding the insulin administration among the diabetic patients or care givers. Based on this study results, KAP of patients can be improved by educating. An increase in patients KAP decreases the health care costs and there is an important role in the glycemic control.Timepoint: Single time | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Adithi K
Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed