Esmat Noohi, Maryam Karimi-Noghondar, Aliakbar Haghdoost
Survey of critical thinking and clinical decision making in nursing student of Kerman University
Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
prevalence diabetes increased globally type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm common type diabetes self care management education diabetes provides skills information diabetic patients effectively perform self diabetic selfcare optimum glycemic index control t2dm growing health issue fiji promoting diabetes self manages among patients need however lack evidence regard therefore aim study explore perception t2dm patients diabetic selfcare management study used qualitative method among t2dm patients regarding diabetic selfcare management central division fiji 2022 study conducted sopd special patient department clinics three chosen governmental health centers central division fiji study sample inclusion criteria t2dm patients types diabetes patients 18years patients attending clinic least 6 months selfidentified fijian participants ethnicity gender study settings also purposively selected study sample selected using purposive sampling depth interview using semistructured openended questionnaires used collect data thematic analysis done followed reviewing themes defining naming thirty patients participated study five major themes emerged indepth interview including patient factors affect diabetes selfcare management behavior attitude towards t2dm selfcare management health services delivery challenges barriers faced patients perform diabetes selfcare management recommendations improve patient selfcare management patients study good knowledge t2dm selfcare management perform patients attitude behavior towards t2dm selfcare management affects patients perform selfcare management study also showed patients gained good knowledge health care workers hcw socioeconomic psychological status also played vital part patients selfcare management apart challenges opportunities learn difficulties patients face order perform selfcare management results study revealed combination individual cultural health systematic related factors mots influencer diabetes selfmanagement among patients fiji patients take ownership health order improve blood sugar reading reduce complication diabetes tailored interventions consider patients belief address potential challenges would useful lot needed terms upgrading facilities comfort patients need collaborate multidisciplinary team stakeholders