Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
Insuline injection pain, lipohypertrophy, nursing care
Brief summary
Abstract Objective: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge levels of DM patients about the disease and insulin use, and their practices to avoid insulin injection pain. Methods: Data were collected from 399 patients who administered insulin injections in the study. Patient identification form, disease and treatment compliance form, Morisky-8 Treatment Adherence Scale (MMAS-8), and Visual Analog Scale were used for data collection. The data were collected by the same researcher by face-to-face interview technique.
Detailed description
The face-to-face interview technique was applied to all patients who met the inclusion criteria and accepted to participate in the study, in the waiting area of the internal medicine outpatient clinic. Data were collected by the same researcher. Questionnaire forms were filled in the form of questions and answers in 10-15 minutes.
Interventions
OTHERfilling out a survey
This research is a descriptive study
Sponsors
Selcuk University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients between the ages of 18-65, diagnosed with diabetes mellitus at least 1 year ago, injecting themselves with insulin.
Exclusion criteria
* Having no communication problems, and having no mental illness were included in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Completing the surveys | 7 months | Completion of all questionnaires by patients |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed