Knowledge and perceptions of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus towards cardiovascular disease prevention: A review
Introduction: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at significantly higher risk of developing Cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is a lack of literature that describes and summarise T2DM patients’ knowledge and perception of CVD prevention. Objectives: To describe the extent of kn...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications , Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
2020
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| Summary: | Introduction: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) are at significantly higher risk of developing
Cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is a lack of literature
that describes and summarise T2DM patients’ knowledge
and perception of CVD prevention. Objectives: To
describe the extent of knowledge and perceptions of
illness among T2DM patients concerning the current
CVD preventive approaches. Methods: We adopted the
methodology of systematic scoping review to guide in
selecting the included articles, extracting and charting
the results. We have retrieved the included studies
from three scientific databases; Google Scholar, Science
Direct and PubMed. A multistage screening process
was followed. It considers relevancy, publication year
(2009-2018), English language, and article type (original
research involving T2DM patients). We formulated
research questions focused on the assessment of levels
of knowledge and perceptions of the illness relevant
to CVD prevention. Results: A total of 16 studies were
included. The findings showed variation in terms of
T2DM patients’ knowledge and perceptions of individual
CVD risk factors. The patients tended to overemphasize
the role of lab tests in assessing CVD risks. It seems
that the need for multifactorial risk assessments was
overlooked. There were relatively negative perceptions
of the benefits of CVD preventive medication therapies.
The majority of the studies highlighted knowledge
deficits. The patients’ perceptions were linked to their
degree of adherence to lifestyle and pharmacotherapy
recommendations. Conclusion: This work underpinned
the prevalence of low levels of knowledge as well as
negative perceptions towards T2DM illness, and its
recommended CVD prevention measures. Therefore,
customized initiatives and educational interventions for
T2DM patients, concerning CVD preventive measures are
probably needed and are strongly recommended. |
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