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Background: Diabetes accounts for increased mortality from comorbid diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, and cancer. Diabetic patients are exposed to chronic stress due to issues such as anxiety about diabetic complications. Diabetic patients are exposed to chronic stress due to issues such as anxiety about diabetic complications. little is known about spirituality, self-management activities, health-related beliefs, and lived experience with type 2 diabetes (T2D) especially in Benin City Nigeria
Aim: This study aims to explore the spirituality and beliefs of patients who are self-managing their type 2 diabetes to further understand the unique cultural factors influencing diabetes self- management. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used to select two (2) hospitals in Benin City. The total of Benin Teaching Hospital and 100 Edo Specialist Hospital. The Tao Yamane formula was used to derive a sample size of 170 participants. Convenient sampling method was used to recruit participant. The use of Spirituality Questionnaire (SQ) and was Diabetes Self-Management Instrument Short Form(DSMI-20) used to obtain information from the respondents. Inferential statistics was used to summarize the data. Alpha level was 0.05. Results: There was significant correlation between spirituality and betes self-management
(r=0.205, p=0.007). there was no significant correlation between gender and comorbidities with spirituality and self management of T2DM. Conclusion:. In conclusion, prayers, belief connected to a higher being, helps the diabetic patient rise above the limitations of the diabetic disease. This study showed that the tendency of individual practicing self-care, usually increases as they become more spiritually inclined
Aim: This study aims to explore the spirituality and beliefs of patients who are self-managing their type 2 diabetes to further understand the unique cultural factors influencing diabetes self- management. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used to select two (2) hospitals in Benin City. The total of Benin Teaching Hospital and 100 Edo Specialist Hospital. The Tao Yamane formula was used to derive a sample size of 170 participants. Convenient sampling method was used to recruit participant. The use of Spirituality Questionnaire (SQ) and was Diabetes Self-Management Instrument Short Form(DSMI-20) used to obtain information from the respondents. Inferential statistics was used to summarize the data. Alpha level was 0.05. Results: There was significant correlation between spirituality and betes self-management
(r=0.205, p=0.007). there was no significant correlation between gender and comorbidities with spirituality and self management of T2DM. Conclusion:. In conclusion, prayers, belief connected to a higher being, helps the diabetic patient rise above the limitations of the diabetic disease. This study showed that the tendency of individual practicing self-care, usually increases as they become more spiritually inclined
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