RELATIONSHIP OF METABOLIC CONTROL OF DIABETES MELLITUS TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND DIABETES-RELATED KNOWLEDGE.
Contributors: University of Missouri--Columbia.
Published: 1989
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Education, Health.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationships between metabolic control of diabetes and a linear combination of cognitive development, diabetes-related knowledge, and social support in adults with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Measures (Inventory of Piaget's Developmental Tasks, Diabetes Knowledge Test, and Social Support Satisfaction) were administered to 69 NIDDM male veterans who were performing self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and being followed in a nurse-managed outpatient clinic for diabetes. Metabolic control of diabetes was measured by Hemoglobin A$\sb\□rm 1c □$(HbA$\sb\□rm 1c)□$ assay. No measure was found to be a significant predictor of (HbA$\sb\□rm 1c)□$ and there were no significant relationships among these variables. Age, a demographic variable, was found to be significantly related to level of metabolic control. Mean (HbA$\sb\□rm 1c)□$ was 7.7% ($\pm$1.6) indicating that this sample had good to excellent metabolic control. Findings are discussed and recommendations for further research are offered.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-02, Section: A, page: 0422.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - COLUMBIA, 1989.

School code: 0133.