3. 합병증 치료경험과 이환기간, 입원경험, 치료방법 및 혼수경험과의 관계에서 합병증 치료경험이 있는 군에서 이환기간, 입원경험, 약물치료의 비율이 높은 것으로 나타났고 이는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 그러나 혼수경험과의 관계에서는 합병증 치료경험이 있는 군의 혼수경험의 비율이 높았으나 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다.
4. 당뇨병환자의 자가조절의 지식에 관한 40개의 질문 중 응답자의 90.7%가 20개 이상의 질문의 답을 알고 있었고 식이요법, 운동, 체중조절의 중요성은 모두 알고 있었으나 소변검사에서 아세톤이 나오는 것이 나쁘다는 사실은 73.8%가 알지 못하는 것으로 나타났다.
5. 당뇨병환자의 자가조절의 태도에 관한 11개의 질문 중 80.1%가 7개 이상의 질문을 인정하였고 16.9%는 모든 질문을 인정하였다.
6. 가설검증
제1가설, "당뇨병환자의 자가조절의 지식은 교육수준에 비례할 것이다"는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있어 채택되었다.
제2가설, "당뇨병환자의 지식은 합병증 치료경험에 비례할 것이다"는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있어 채택되었다.
제3가설, "당뇨병환자의 자가조절의 태도는 자가조절의 지식에 비례할 것이다"는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 있어 채택되었다.
제4가설, "당뇨병환자의 자가조절의 태도는 치료방법에 따라 다를 것이다"는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없어 기각되었다.
[영문]
Diabetes Mellitus is a worldwide disease affecting millions of persons and appears to be on the increase in Korea. At the present time it can not be cured but can be controlled. To achieve control the patient must know about the disease. Education of the patient is an essential part of the management of the diabetic and is the responsibility of the nurse. The educational program must be adapted according to patient's knowledge and attitude about their diseases. Therefore, the opportunity to assess the knowledge and attitude of diabetics must provided.
The objectives of this study were:
1. To describe the general characteristics of the study population.
2. To find out the characteristics of experience of treatment.
3. To exame the knowledge and attitude of diabetics about the self-control.
4. To learn the influencing factors affecting the knowledge and attitude of diabetics about self-control.
The study population defined and selected was 65 diabetics registered at the Diabetic Clinic of S.hospital who visited the Diabetic Clinic from April 16, 1976 to May 14, 1976.
The direct interview method was used. Statistical analysis of the date was x**2 test.
The following results were obtained:
A. General characteristics of the study population: The respondent's average age was 50.8 years old, sex ratio(male to female) revealed as 1: 1.1, economic background was upper middle class, the most respondents had better-than-average education, 78.4 percents of the respondents lived in Seoul, 47.2 percents were unemployed, the average size of family was 5.3 and 47.7 percents of respondents had religions.
B. The characteristics of clinical experience: The average duration was 7.0 years, 46.1 percents of respondents had experience of hospitalization, 56.9 percents was taking oral drugs, 67.7 percents examined urine-sugar at home, 60.0 percents had treat complications and 20.0 percents had experience of coma.
C. There was significant difference in the relationship: Between complications and durations of diabetes, hospitalization and therapeutic methods.
D. The knowledge of diabetics about self-control: The 40 questions asked.
90.7 percents of total respondents know 20-40 questions. All of respondents know about the significance of diet therapy, exercise and weight control.
73.8 percents of respondents did not know that the presence of acetone in the urine of diabetic was bad.
E. The attitude of diabetics about self-control: The 11 questions asked.
80.1 percents of respondents accepted the major responsibility for the control of their disease with 7-11 questions. 16.9 percents of respondents accepted the major responsibility for the control of their disease with all questions. 56.9 percents of respondents were reluctanted to give injections themselves.
F. There was a direct relationship between the level of knowledge o diabetics and educational level, experience of complications and attitude of diabetics about self-control.
There was no significant difference between the attitude of diabetics about self-control and therapeutic methods.