The study of relationship between painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and functional status of older people in Kuantan
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) and functional status among older people in Kuantan, Pahang. Method: A cross sectional design was employed in this study. A total of 300 respondents were selected by conve...
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2019
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| Summary: | Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between painful
diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) and functional status among older people in Kuantan,
Pahang.
Method: A cross sectional design was employed in this study. A total of 300 respondents were
selected by convenience sampling method from Endocrine Clinics HTAA and selected clinics in
Kuantan. The Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 (SFMPQ2) was used to characterized
and determine the severity of PDPN and Katz ADL Index was used to determine the activities
of patient’s daily living. Data was analysed by using SPSS 20.0 version and Descriptive analysis
such as mean, standard deviation (SD) and frequency were utilized to describe the
characteristics of the respondents. The mean age of the respondents was 68 years old.
Result: Spearmen Correlation was utilized to determine the relationship between painful
diabetic peripheral neuropathy and functional status. Kruskal Wallis test and Mann Whitney
test was conducted in finding the relationship between painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
and socio demographic and clinical characteristic.
Conclusion: The result indicates that functional status not significantly associated with the
pain. However, race, duration of diabetes mellitus and types of treatment were significantly
contributed to pain. |
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