RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The association between diabetes numeracy and diabetes self-management among Saudi adults with insulin-treated diabetes
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 517
OP 525
DO 10.15537/smj.2021.42.5.20200422
VO 42
IS 5
A1 Alruhaim, Hiba Y.
A1 Almigbal, Turky H.
A1 Almutairi, Joud S.
A1 Mujammami, Muhammad H.
A1 AlMogbel, Turki A.
A1 Alrasheed, Abdullah A.
A1 Al Zahrani, Abdullah M.
A1 Batais, Mohammed A.
YR 2021
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/42/5/517.abstract
AB Objectives: To describe the association between diabetes numeracy and diabetes self-management among Saudi adults with insulin-treated diabetes.Methods: From August 2018 to January 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 diabetes centers in Riyadh, Buraydah, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Systematic random sampling was used to include 290 Saudi adults with insulin-treated diabetes. The levels of diabetes numeracy and diabetes self-management were measured by using the Diabetes Numeracy Test tool (DNT-15) and Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire tool (DSMQ).Results: The final analysis included 279 completed surveys. The mean total score of DSMQ was 6.47. The total DSMQ score was higher among patients who had a lower level of education (p=0.02), and patients who had a higher level of diabetes knowledge (p=0.01). The mean total score of DNT-15 was 41.3%. Patients who had lower diabetes numeracy scores tended to be younger, married, have fewer years of education, have a lower monthly income(p<0.001), use insulin only, and have type 1 diabetes. Patients who achieved a total score of 82%, and higher in DNT-15 have also achieved the highest score in DSMQ (p=0.17). A linear regression analysis adjusted for level of education, diabetes knowledge, and other variables found a modest association between low diabetes numeracy and low diabetes self-management (p=0.08).Conclusion: Lower level of diabetes numeracy was associated with lower level of diabetes self-management.