Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about acute coronary syndrome among patients with type 2 diabetes
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5435.3503Keywords:
Knowledge; Diabetes; Acute Coronary Syndrome; Attitudes; Beliefs; Nursing.Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs
of Guyanese individuals with type 2 diabetes regarding acute
coronary syndrome and explore associations between these
measures and the population’s sociodemographic and clinical
characteristics. Method: cross-sectional study conducted
in Linden, Guyana, with sixty type 2 diabetics, interviewed
using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and
the Acute Coronary Syndrome-Response Index. The Mann-
Whitney test was used to assess potential differences between
groups according to the ACS-Response Index subscales, and
sex, age, time since diabetes diagnosis, and body mass index
and the Kruskal-Wallis test to compare the ACS-Response
Index subscales according to educational level. Results: only
two participants correctly answered more than 70% of the
Knowledge subscale. Participants obtained low mean scores
in all subscales. Less than half of the participants reported
chest pain and arm pain as symptoms of heart attack.
Significant differences were found when comparing Knowledge
(p=0.008) and Attitudes (p=0.009) according to educational
level. Conclusion: individuals with type 2 diabetes showed
low level of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs. Participants
who scored the highest in Knowledge and Attitudes presented
the highest educational level. The results show a need for
health professionals to heed knowledge deficits regarding acute
coronary syndrome among type 2 diabetes.
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