Effectiveness of an Instructional Program on Knowledge of Type 2 Diabetic Patient Toward Ocular Self-Care at Diabetic and Endocrine Center in Al-Nasiriya City Najee Abbas Fadhil1,*, Hassan Hakeema Shaker2 1Adult Nursing Department, Higher Health Institute in Thiqar, Iraq 2Adult Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Bagdad, Iraq *Corresponding Author: Abbas Fadhil Najee, E-mail: alzaidyabbas21@gmail.com
Online published on 27 November, 2019. Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disorder characterized by impaired glucose metabolism as a result of insulin deficiency or its resistance, leading to hyperglycemia and subsequent development of vascular and neurological complications, diabetes mellitus is a major cause of visual impairment, Every fourth or fifth patient suffering from diabetes has also complications on the eye. adequate knowledge of its ocular manifestations is of considerable importance to diabetic patients. A quasi experimental study design is carried out at Diabetic And Endocrine Center in Al-Nasiriya City started from 19th of Desember, 2018 to the 1st of June, 2019. A non-probability (Purposive sample) of (60) patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus divided into two group (30) patients as control group and (30) patients as study group. The data were collected through the use of questionnaire designed by researcher, which comprised of (3) parts: Part I: related to the Socio-demographic characteristics, Part II: related to Clinical Characteristic Of The Type 2 Diabetes Patients and part III: related to assessment patients ‘ knowledge about Ocular Self-Care. Reliability of the questionnaire is determined through a pilot study and the validity through a panel of experts. Top Keywords Effectiveness, Education Program, Patients, knowledge, ocular self-care. Top |