dc.contributor.author |
Bagweneza, Vedaste |
|
dc.date.accessioned |
2017-09-26T09:42:33Z |
|
dc.date.available |
2017-09-26T09:42:33Z |
|
dc.date.issued |
2017-08 |
|
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/270 |
|
dc.description |
Master's thesis |
en_US |
dc.description.abstract |
Background: Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent form in Sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide. Its prevalence is more than 90% of diabetic cases worldwide. Overweight and obesity are the 2 main risk factors for the disease. The basic principle of teaching type 2 diabetics about DSME is mainly to give them “survival skills” to have their disease under control. Nurses have insufficient knowledge on the content of type 2 diabetes education.
Problem statement: Nurses do not provide adequate health education to diabetic patients. No previous related studies conducted in Rwanda and we do not know what nurses know regarding health education for type 2 diabetics.
Aim: To explore nurses' knowledge about health education content for type 2 diabetic clients.
Research question: How much knowledge do nurses have on the content of type 2 DM health education?
Significance of the study: The study will inform the health workers on issues related with health education and the study can also inform new guidelines and protocols.
Methodology: This quantitative study used total population sampling strategy with descriptive cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at CHUB in medical and surgical wards, on 53 nurses. Data collection took 1 month to complete. Data entry and analysis were done using SPSS version 23. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in this study.
Results: Nurses exhibited poor knowledge. Good knowledge for blood glucose self-monitoring was 17.6%, for exercise it was 41.2%, for nutrition it was 30.7%, for medications use it was 21.1%, and for diabetic foot it was 51%. Knowledge on DM issues in general was 46.3%, mean knowledge score being 34.6%. There was no relationship between the level of education and the level of knowledge regarding diabetes health education.
Recommendations: There is a need to increase the level of knowledge among nurses and incorporate type 2 diabetes health education in the curricula. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
University of Rwanda |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Nurse practitioners--Education |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Diabetes--Complications |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Diabetes--Education |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Referral Hospitals--Rwanda |
en_US |
dc.title |
Nurses' knowledge regarding health education content for diabetic clients at a selected Referral Hospital, Rwanda |
en_US |
dc.type |
Thesis |
en_US |