Evaluation of Knowledge on Chronic Disease i.e. Diabetes among the Older People in Newham Borough Council, London

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ABSTRACT

Diabetes is a debilitating disease that can impact a person's health in numerous ways. In recent years, diabetes has grown into an epidemic scale in the United Kingdom. The incidence of type II diabetes has greatly increased in nearly every age group of the population of the United Kingdom. In 2007, the British Department of Health estimated that 23.6 million people in the United Kingdom had diabetes.This dissertations helps to show an evaluation of knowledge on Diabetes among the older people in Newham Borough Council, London.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Problem Statement2

Purpose of the Study3

Aims of the Study3

Research Questions3

Significance of the Study4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW5

Theoretical Framework5

Diabetes and its Prevalence6

Economic Impact of Diabetes7

Treatment of Diabetes9

Complications from Diabetes10

Diabetes Self-Management13

Diabetes Self-Management Behaviours21

Individual Characteristics24

Clinical Characteristics25

Behavioural Characteristics26

Summary28

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY31

Research Method31

Sample of Participants32

Data Collection32

Survey Questionnaire33

Data Analysis34

CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION36

Methods37

Results41

Research Question 141

Research Question 242

Research Question 343

Main Findings44

Limitations49

Presentation of Results50

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION62

Study Limitations64

Implications for Nursing Practice67

Implications for Research69

Implications for Policy71

REFERENCES73

APPENDIX - A77

APPENDIX - B78

APPENDIX - C87

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Diabetes mellitus, which is more commonly known as diabetes, comes with a big group of diseases that are related to the metabolism. In this disease, a man has to suffer from a number of different diseases, like high level of sugar in the blood, etc. The reason for this problem could be numerous, it could be because the human body loses its ability to develop adequate amount of insulin or cells in the body could stop responding to the insulin, which is being produced by the body. Diabetes is a type of disease in which anything can happen to a person in an unexpected manner, and the complications can sometimes have severe consequences.

Diabetes is a disease that has to be managed in a proper way. A person with diabetes, like a patient with chronic disease, needs to be educated so that he can better understand the different stages of the illness of diabetes. Therapeutic education can empower these diabetic patients, to become an actor of his illness and be more autonomous. Diabetes is a disease that constantly evolves in the patient, and the diabetic patient needs to have reliable information, which is concise, and well integrated. The proper management of diabetes enables a person to lead a better quality of life.

By managing diet and implementing proper diabetic self-care habits in the beginning stages of diabetes, those with diabetes can minimize the risk of complications associated with ...