Evaluation of Knowledge on Chronic Disease i.e. Diabetes among the Older People in Newham Borough Council, London
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ABSTRACT
Diabetes is a debilitating disease that can impact a person's health in numerous ways. In recent years, diabetes has grown into an epidemic scale in the United Kingdom. The incidence of type II diabetes has greatly increased in nearly every age group of the population of the United Kingdom. In 2007, the British Department of Health estimated that 23.6 million people in the United Kingdom had diabetes.This dissertations helps to show an evaluation of knowledge on Diabetes among the older people in Newham Borough Council, London.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII
DECLARATIONIII
ABSTRACTIV
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1
Background of the Study1
Problem Statement2
Purpose of the Study3
Aims of the Study3
Research Questions3
Significance of the Study4
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW5
Theoretical Framework5
Diabetes and its Prevalence6
Economic Impact of Diabetes7
Treatment of Diabetes9
Complications from Diabetes10
Diabetes Self-Management13
Diabetes Self-Management Behaviours21
Individual Characteristics24
Clinical Characteristics25
Behavioural Characteristics26
Summary28
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY31
Research Method31
Sample of Participants32
Data Collection32
Survey Questionnaire33
Data Analysis34
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION36
Methods37
Results41
Research Question 141
Research Question 242
Research Question 343
Main Findings44
Limitations49
Presentation of Results50
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION62
Study Limitations64
Implications for Nursing Practice67
Implications for Research69
Implications for Policy71
REFERENCES73
APPENDIX - A77
APPENDIX - B78
APPENDIX - C87
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Diabetes mellitus, which is more commonly known as diabetes, comes with a big group of diseases that are related to the metabolism. In this disease, a man has to suffer from a number of different diseases, like high level of sugar in the blood, etc. The reason for this problem could be numerous, it could be because the human body loses its ability to develop adequate amount of insulin or cells in the body could stop responding to the insulin, which is being produced by the body. Diabetes is a type of disease in which anything can happen to a person in an unexpected manner, and the complications can sometimes have severe consequences.
Diabetes is a disease that has to be managed in a proper way. A person with diabetes, like a patient with chronic disease, needs to be educated so that he can better understand the different stages of the illness of diabetes. Therapeutic education can empower these diabetic patients, to become an actor of his illness and be more autonomous. Diabetes is a disease that constantly evolves in the patient, and the diabetic patient needs to have reliable information, which is concise, and well integrated. The proper management of diabetes enables a person to lead a better quality of life.
By managing diet and implementing proper diabetic self-care habits in the beginning stages of diabetes, those with diabetes can minimize the risk of complications associated with ...