Assess the Effectiveness of the Information Booklet Regarding Knowledge and Self-care Practice in Managing Diabetes among Diabetes Patients
Authors: - KHYATI RAJESHKUMAR PATEL 
Published: July 2024

Introduction: One of the prominent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that is progressively posing a danger to worldwide public health is diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetes is a condition that a lot of people never know they have until one of its potentially fatal complications appears. Over 171 million individuals worldwide suffer from diabetes mellitus (DM), an incurable disease that is on an upward trajectory. By 2030, 366 million individuals worldwide are estimated to be susceptible to DM. (04) According to the Indian Council of Medical Research Diabetes Study (ICMR-INDIAB study), 62.4 million Indians had diabetes in 2011. (03) Although diabetes is a chronic condition, controlling it requires an integrated approach in which the patient plays a crucial role. Awareness is essential to the development of any future diseases as well as to the early detection and prevention of them. Recognizing diabetes can help avoid the potential chronic comorbidities of the disease, which have an enormous adverse effect on diabetic patients' lives. Knowledge may encourage individuals to seek appropriate care and treatment, help them estimate their risk of developing diabetes, and encourage them to manage their condition for the rest of their existence. Objective: Asses the existing level of knowledge and self-care practices regarding diabetes among diabetes patients, Evaluate the effectiveness of the Information Booklet self-care practices regarding diabetes among diabetes patients, Find out the correlation between knowledge and practice scores regarding diabetes among diabetes patients, Find an association between pre-test Knowledge and practice scores with their socio-demographic data. Methodology: A quasi-experimental design was used. 30 patients were selected by using the non-probability convenience sampling technique was used. Socio-demographic variables and clinical parameters Questionnaires, self-structured knowledge questionnaires, and Self-care practice preventive measures checklists were used. Result: Mean and standard deviation of pre-test and post-test scores of the Preventive measures checklist, pre-test scores (25.84±8.322) and post-test scores (37.78±6.604) and that conclude the mean practice post-test was higher as compared to the pre-test scores of practice The calculated ‘t’ value (‘t (57)’= 24.411, p<0.05) was greater than the table value (‘t(54)= 2.0017) at 5% level, Mean and standard deviation of pre-test and post-test scores of the Practice Evaluation Checklist for Diabetes Control and Management, pre-test scores (25.84±8.322) and post-test scores (37.78±6.604) and that conclude the mean practice post-test was higher as compared to the pre-test scores of practice The calculated ‘t’ value (‘t (57)’= 24.411, p<0.05) was greater than the table value (‘t(54)= 2.0017) at 5% level Conclusion: The findings showed that the Information Booklet was significantly effective and boosted diabetic patient's quality of life and minimized complications associated with their condition by enhancing their knowledge and self-care practices.