Survey on knowledge and attitudes regarding diabetic inpatient management by medical and nursing staff at Kalafong Hospital

dc.contributor.authorVan Zyl, Danie G.
dc.contributor.authorRheeder, Paul
dc.contributor.emaildanie.vanzyl@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-15T06:32:35Z
dc.date.available2009-04-15T06:32:35Z
dc.date.issued2008-12
dc.description.abstractObBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate perceptions regarding current practices in the care of diabetic inpatients as well as the knowledge and attitudes of nursing and medical caregivers at a large secondary hospital. DESIGN AND METHODS: Doctors and nurses taking care of diabetic inpatients were surveyed to assess their knowledge of diabetes inpatient management and their attitudes towards diabetic patients. The survey made use of the diabetes knowledge questionnaire (O'Brien) and the DAS3 scale. RESULTS: The survey group comprised 115 health care providers, of whom 54 were doctors and 61 were nurses. The response rate was 82%. The doctors achieved a mean score of 68.3% (standard deviation (SD) 11.5%) and the nurses 53.9% (SD 16.3%) for the diabetes knowledge questionnaire. The DAS3 questionnaire indicated that 80.9% of health care personnel strongly agree that special training for managing diabetic patients is necessary, 90.5% agree or strongly agree that type 2 diabetes is a serious condition, 92.2% agree or strongly agree that tight glycaemic control is valuable, 85.2% agree or strongly agree that diabetes has a significant psychosocial impact on patients, and 88.7% agree or strongly agree that patients should have autonomy regarding their treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Health care workers (doctors and nurses) in a large secondary hospital have average to poor knowledge about the care of diabetic inpatients. The DAS3 questionnaire, however, indicates that health care workers have a good attitude towards diabetic patients and realise that special training is necessary.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Zyl, DG & Rheeder, P 2008, 'Survey on knowledge and attitudes regarding diabetic inpatient management by medical and nursing staff at Kalafong Hospital', Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 90-97. [http://www.hmpg.co.za/journaldetail.php?journalno=9]en_US
dc.identifier.issn1608-9677
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/9620
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes treatmenten_US
dc.subjectDiabetes managementen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectMedical staffen_US
dc.subjectNursing staffen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.subjectKalafong Hospitalen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectInpatientsen_US
dc.subjectPhysiciansen_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes knowledge questionnaireen_US
dc.subjectQuestionnaireen_US
dc.subjectDAS3 scaleen_US
dc.subjectMultidisciplinary approachen_US
dc.subjectClinical practiceen_US
dc.subjectCovering lettersen_US
dc.subjectResponse rateen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.subjectPractical knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectInsulin useen_US
dc.subjectMedicationen_US
dc.subjectDietary managementen_US
dc.subject.lcshDiabetics -- State hospitals
dc.subject.lcshMedical personnel
dc.subject.lcshPatient education
dc.subject.lcshPhysician and patient
dc.subject.lcshTherapeutics
dc.titleSurvey on knowledge and attitudes regarding diabetic inpatient management by medical and nursing staff at Kalafong Hospitalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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