Correlation between disease prevention knowledge and health behavior of elderly type 2 diabetes patients

Abstract

Objective To understand the status of disease prevention knowledge and health behavior of elderly 2 diabetes patients,and to analyze the correlation between them.Methods A total of 251 patients were chosen for this study.A series of questionnaires,including the general information questionnaire,elderly 2 diabetes Prevention Knowledge and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Ⅱ (HPLP Ⅱ) Questionnaire,were used to investigate the disease prevention knowledge and health behavior of elderly 2 diabetes patients.The data were analyzed with SPSS 16 software.Results The general average score of disease prevention knowledge of elderly 2 diabetes was (2.47 ± 0.40),and belonged to middle level.The score of the dimension of Compliance of medicine was highest (2.95 ± 0.97),and the score of the dimension of glucose control in the normal range was lowest in all dimensions.The general average score of health behavior was (2.06 ± 0.41),the average score of each dimension in descending order were:social support,health responsibility,nutrition,stress management,self-realization and exercise.The type 2 diabetes prevention knowledge scores and HPLP Ⅱ scores was positively correlated (r =0.548,P ＜ 0.05) ; the diet to control blood glucose,keep optimistic mood and health behaviors scores were positively correlated (P ＜ 0.05) ; the overall knowledge level of 2 diabetes prevention knowledge questionnaire and the two dimensions of HPLP Ⅱ including the Sports and nutrition were positively correlated (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Disease prevention knowledge in elderly patients with 2 diabetes can affect their health behavior.We should pay attention to propagandizing prevention and treatment knowledge of 2 diabetes,so as to promote the patients to set up good health behaviors. Key words: Type 2 diabetes; Health behavior; Disease prevention knowledge; Correlation