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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025)

The Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Type 2 Diabetics After Participating in Health Education Programme: A Study in The Local of Vietnam

Clinical Medicine And Health Research Journal, Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025), 3 January 2025 , Page 1075-1081
https://doi.org/10.18535/cmhrj.v5i1.426

Abstract

Introduction: The proper awareness and education programme improves patient’s knowledge, while changing attitude, leading good practices and improving health-related quality of life. This study purposes evaluated the health education programme results for type 2 diabetes on the health-related quality of life, knowledge, attitude, and practices.


Method: 85 type 2 diabetes diagnosed over six months and aged 35-65 were included the study. Vietnamese Diabetes Quality of Life and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices questionnaires were used to assess the health-related quality of life and knowledge, attitude, and practices of type 2 diabetes. The education tool was a brochure containing the information diabetes. Descriptive statistics were used for the quantitative data. Qualitative data displayed in numbers and percentages. The changes of the programme results tested by Pair Sample T-test.


Results: 85 patients had an average age of 57.14 ± 6.413 years. All participants had little type 2 diabetic knowledge 37.882 ± 12.639 points. Meanwhile, the patient' s attitude toward disease was average 65.971 ± 19.488 points. However, the patient’s practices were low 52.120 ± 14.150 points. Moreover, their health-related quality of life was low 51.216 ± 19.125 points, however, it improved significantly after 6 months -34.518. Also, there has been significant improvement of the knowledge (6,212), attitude (9.494) and practices (4.771).


Conclusion: The health-related quality of life of type 2 diabetes lowed level, but it changed significantly after participating programme. The patient' s knowledge lowed, the attitude toward disease moderated and the self-care practice lowed, but these problems changed markedly after attending education.

Keywords:
  • Knowledge, Attitude, Practice; Health-related quality of life; Quality of life; Diabetes; Health education programme

How to Cite

Nghiep, L. K. . (2025). The Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Type 2 Diabetics After Participating in Health Education Programme: A Study in The Local of Vietnam . Clinical Medicine And Health Research Journal, 5(1), 1075–1081. https://doi.org/10.18535/cmhrj.v5i1.426

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