Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia
Background and aims: To assess the level of diabetes knowledge and its association with diabetes self-management practices during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of Malaysian patients with T2D. Patients aged...
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| author | Japar, Salimah Ong, Swee Leong Muhamed, Zamri Fukunaga, Kensaku Kobayashi, Toshihiro Imachi, Hitomi Sato, Seisuke Saheki, Takanobu Ibata, Tomohiro Yoshimura, Takafumi Soh, Kim Lam Murao, Koji |
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| description | Background and aims: To assess the level of diabetes knowledge and its association with diabetes self-management practices during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of Malaysian patients with T2D. Patients aged 18 years and above, and attending an outpatient diabetic unit of a government hospital were recruited between February and April 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to assess diabetes knowledge and diabetes self-management practices. Results: A total of 306 participants completed the questionnaire. Most of them were females (54.2%) and above 55 years old (75.1%). Resultantly, knowledge of diabetes was considered average among 52% of the participants. Only 9.5% of them avoided the consumption of sweet foods during iftar. Practicing late suhoor (p = 0.012) and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) (p = 0.026) during Ramadan were significantly associated with a better diabetes knowledge score. Education level (p = 0.000), working status (p = 0.030), and monthly income (p = 0.000) were significantly associated with participants’ knowledge level of diabetes. A higher proportion (72.2%) of the participants completed fasting for a month during Ramadan 2020. Meanwhile, hypoglycemia was the main reason (38.8%) for incomplete fasting. Conclusions: These findings reflect the need to improve patients’ knowledge of diabetes and diabetes self-management practices, especially during Ramadan. Such objectives could be achieved by considering the associated factors identified in this study. |
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| spelling | upm-1020662023-08-11T08:43:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102066/ Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia Japar, Salimah Ong, Swee Leong Muhamed, Zamri Fukunaga, Kensaku Kobayashi, Toshihiro Imachi, Hitomi Sato, Seisuke Saheki, Takanobu Ibata, Tomohiro Yoshimura, Takafumi Soh, Kim Lam Murao, Koji Background and aims: To assess the level of diabetes knowledge and its association with diabetes self-management practices during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of Malaysian patients with T2D. Patients aged 18 years and above, and attending an outpatient diabetic unit of a government hospital were recruited between February and April 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was utilized to assess diabetes knowledge and diabetes self-management practices. Results: A total of 306 participants completed the questionnaire. Most of them were females (54.2%) and above 55 years old (75.1%). Resultantly, knowledge of diabetes was considered average among 52% of the participants. Only 9.5% of them avoided the consumption of sweet foods during iftar. Practicing late suhoor (p = 0.012) and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) (p = 0.026) during Ramadan were significantly associated with a better diabetes knowledge score. Education level (p = 0.000), working status (p = 0.030), and monthly income (p = 0.000) were significantly associated with participants’ knowledge level of diabetes. A higher proportion (72.2%) of the participants completed fasting for a month during Ramadan 2020. Meanwhile, hypoglycemia was the main reason (38.8%) for incomplete fasting. Conclusions: These findings reflect the need to improve patients’ knowledge of diabetes and diabetes self-management practices, especially during Ramadan. Such objectives could be achieved by considering the associated factors identified in this study. Elsevier 2022 Article PeerReviewed Japar, Salimah and Ong, Swee Leong and Muhamed, Zamri and Fukunaga, Kensaku and Kobayashi, Toshihiro and Imachi, Hitomi and Sato, Seisuke and Saheki, Takanobu and Ibata, Tomohiro and Yoshimura, Takafumi and Soh, Kim Lam and Murao, Koji (2022) Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, 16 (11). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1871-4021; ESSN: 1878-0334 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871402122002697?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102655 |
| spellingShingle | Japar, Salimah Ong, Swee Leong Muhamed, Zamri Fukunaga, Kensaku Kobayashi, Toshihiro Imachi, Hitomi Sato, Seisuke Saheki, Takanobu Ibata, Tomohiro Yoshimura, Takafumi Soh, Kim Lam Murao, Koji Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia |
| title | Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia |
| title_full | Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia |
| title_short | Knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during Ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia |
| title_sort | knowledge of diabetes and the practice of diabetes self-management during ramadan fasting among patients with type 2 diabetes in malaysia |
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