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Do patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus know about specific dietary recommendations?

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dc.FundingDetailsNational Medical Research Council: NMRR-13-941-17109 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: FF-2013-310 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: FF-2013-370
dc.FundingDetailsThis study received approval from the Research and Ethics Committee of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (FF-2013-310) and was registered at the National Medical Research Registry (NMRR-13-941-17109). Permission to use the English and Malay versions of SDSCA questionnaire was obtained from the original author, Prof Toobert DJ, and the Clinical Centre Research Malaysia respectively.
dc.FundingDetailsThe authors would like to thank the Director of Heal th Malaysia for permission to publish this paper. Special thanks to the Family Medicine Specialist of the Sungai Buloh Health Clinic and the clinic staff for their support and assistance. This study was funded by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (FF-2013-370).
dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre
dc.contributor.affiliationsKlinik Kesihatan Sungai Buloh
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorTohid H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWan Farzihan W.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaharuddin A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Radzniwan A.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTeh R.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNoor Azimah M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T01:55:17Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T01:55:17Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Diabetic patients generally have a good idea about healthy diet however their awareness regarding specific dietary recommendations is questionable. Thus, this paper aims to examine the awareness regarding specific dietary components among diabetic patients at a primary care clinic and its influence on self-reported dietary practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) questionnaire (English-Malay version) was used. It was adapted with additional questions to assess respondents' awareness on: (1) healthful eating plan, (2) the quantity of one serving of fruits and vegetables, (3) choices and the allowed quantity of high fat food intake, (4) meaning of carbohydrate, and (5) carbohydrate spacing per day. RESULTS: From the 360 respondents, 85.0% knew about healthful eating plan. However, those who were unaware of the meaning of carbohydrate, carbohydrate spacing, the allowed high fat food intake, and the quantity of one serving of fruits and vegetables were 34.1%, 47.5%, 40.0%, and 30.8% respectively. Generally, the dietary practice reported by those who knew 'one serving of fruits and vegetables' (p < 0.001), 'allowed quantity of high fat food intake' (p=0.001), 'meaning of carbohydrate' (p < 0.001), or 'carbohydrate spacing' (p < 0.001) was significantly different than those who were unaware of these terms. CONCLUSION: Although most respondents knew about healthful eating plan, majority of them were unaware of the specific dietary components, suggesting superficial dietary knowledge. Unfortunately, poor dietary awareness significantly influenced their self-reported dietary practice which could be considered as inaccurate. Thus, strategies to improve their dietary knowledge is necessary at the primary care setting.
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dc.identifier.issn18234631
dc.identifier.issue2
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9669
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInternational Islamic University Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Medical Journal Malaysia
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectDieten_US
dc.subjectPrimary careen_US
dc.subjectSelf-careen_US
dc.subjectType 2 diabetes mellitusen_US
dc.titleDo patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus know about specific dietary recommendations?
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