Abstract
The sharing of health information by educating patients and encouraging them to seek relevant information is one of the main strategies in disease prevention. By evaluating patient's information seeking behaviour and identifying the health information seeking trends, it is possible to establish effective techniques to deliver the necessary information to the patients to enhance their self-management skills. It is critical to keep people informed about effective preventative techniques that can control their disease progression. Thus, this study aimed to highlight the role and importance of health information seeking behaviour among people with diabetes in Malaysia.
Highlights
The prevalence of diabetes is expected to increase globally across all countries in the 25 years, with the largest increases projected to be from middle-income countries
A substantial difference in the diabetes prevalence was detected among Malaysia's major ethnic groups, with Indians having the highest prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), followed by Malays and Chinese
A study of information seeking behaviour is valuable for the improvement of public health, and more importantly, for individuals' ability to self-manage their health
Summary
The prevalence of diabetes is expected to increase globally across all countries in the 25 years, with the largest increases projected to be from middle-income countries. According to the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF), three out of four people who are living with diabetes (352 million people) are in the productive age group between 20 and 64 years old as reported in 9th edition Diabetes Atlas, 2019. In Southeast Asia, the prevalence of diabetes is expected to rise from 11.3% in 2019 to 12.2% in 2030 and further on to 12.6% in 2045. Malaysia is one of 39 nations categorised under the IDF Western Pacific region. It is one of the world's diabetes hotspots with as high as 3.6 million cases. A substantial difference in the diabetes prevalence was detected among Malaysia's major ethnic groups, with Indians having the highest prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), followed by Malays and Chinese
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