| dc.description.abstract | Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a global health concern that is interfered with poor glycaemic
control due to a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. Therefore, this study assessed
awareness, self-care measures, and medication adherence in managing DM among adult
patients with DM attending Colombo South Teaching Hospital (CSTH), Sri Lanka. A
descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients who have been diagnosed
with DM and utilized the simple random sampling method to reach the desired
sample size. After obtaining ethical approval from the Ethics Review Committee,
KAATSU International University, data was collected by using a semi-structured administrative
questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 25. The study sample
included 400 patients with DM who were attending CSTH. The majority were female
(239, 59.8%), Sinhalese (350, 87.5%), and married (338, 84.5%). The mean age was 58.62
10.1 years.The majority was having a rst-degree relationship with diabetes (311, 77
.8%) and maternal relationship was common (159, 52.6%). Accordingly, 3.3% had good
knowledge and 20.5% had moderate knowledge. The majority (76.3%) had poor knowledge
of managing diabetics. According to the Diabetic Self-Management Questionnaire, the
highest mean value (9.48 2.73) was reported for glucose management. Other self-care
measures included diet control (7.32 2.06), physical activity (4.47 2.12), healthcare use
(5.39 1.68), and overall diabetic management (1.39 1.16), and indicated poor self-care
in those aspects. The mean value of medication adherence was 4.8. The marital status
and having a bachelor’s degree relation with diabetics were associated with medication
adherence at a 95% con dence interval. Majority (270, 67.5%) showed poor adherence to
the use of anti-diabetics. Several patient empowerment programs and techniques focused
on increasing diabetic health literacy are required. | en_US |
