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Ramya R
K. Nivethitha
A. Felicia Chitra
Objective: The main purpose of the study is to assess the knowledge on self -management of insulin therapy among patients with diabetes and to associate the knowledge with selected demographic variables of diabetes mellitus patients on self -management of insulin thera py in Puducherry. Materials and methods: The research design adopted for this was descriptive design was adopted for this study. A total number of 30 diabetic patients were selected by using purposive sampling technique and also with inclusion criteria. All subjects were assessed by self -structured questionnaire consist of socio demographic variables, questions regarding knowledge about self - management of insulin. Results and conclusion: The results predicted that out of 30 subjects, 20 (66.7%) subjects we re found to have moderately adequate knowledge, 7 (23.3%) had inadequate level of knowledge and 3 (10%) had adequate level of knowledge on self- administration of insulin therapy among patients with diabetes in diabetic clinic. The researcher concluded that certain practice and attitude and similar intervention needed to improve the knowledge on self-management of insulin therapy among diabetic patients in future.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, self-management, Insulin therapy, Knowledge