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Self-care Behaviors, Glycemic Control and Dietary Compliance among Low
Income Type II Diabetes Patients in Terengganu
Chong Mei Yan
Supervisor: Dr. Noor Salihah Zakaria
Bachelor of Food Science (Food Service and Nutrition)
School of Food Science and Technology
Self-care behaviors and dietary compliance are important in achieving good glycemic
control for diabetic patients. This study aims to assess the self-care behaviors, glycemic
control and dietary compliance of low income Type II diabetes patients. The relationships
of glycemic control with self-care behaviors and dietary compliance will be assessed. A
cross-sectional study using convenience sampling will be conducted at 6 health clinics
located in Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus. A total of 131 low income (> RM3000)
Type II diabetes adult patients of the clinics above will be recruited. Sociodemographic
and clinical characteristics, self-care behaviors [Revised version of SDSCA Measure],
dietary compliance (24-hour Dietary Recall) and glycemic control [FBS and HbA1c] will
be evaluated. Descriptive statistic and parametric test will be applied (SPSS 20). Self-care
behaviors, glycemic control and dietary compliance will be determined. The relationships
of glycemic control with self-care behaviors and dietary compliance are expected to be
significant.
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