Postoje pacientov k ochoreniu diabetes mellitus
Patient Attitudes to Diabetes Mellitus

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: The patient‘s attitude is reflected in the observance of the established clinical recommendations, confidence in his attending physician, adjustments of the diet, also in regular observation of the examinations, the ratio of saving to physical exertion. Self-monitoring and preventive measures are equally important. The disease is largely influenced by the social but priority working life of the diabetic. Methodology: The data collection method was implemented using a 24-question standardized Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire. Within the exploratory sample, we approached several self-help groups and institutions associating patients, diabetics. The survey was conducted in the period October - November 2019 and the total number was 77 respondents. Results: In our sample, self-monitoring was most often performed by measuring glucose levels at home (95.77%). More than half of the respondents (52.11%) had been checked last year by a specialist doctor. The general practitioner has sent 8.45% of the sample for eye background examination. Employment was confirmed by the respondents in less than half (45.07%), with only 10.26% of the sample had the diabetes as the reason for incapacity for work. The beneficiaries of disability pension are 30.77% of respondents. Discussion: We compared self-management with the results of other studies, where glycemic controlis recorded in les sthan a quarter of the sample examined. A high rate of change of the initial employment is confirmed diabetics in other studies. Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus has had the last three decades of increasing prevalence. For patients, an inadequate attitude to the disease then stimulates lack of its compensation.

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