Ivy Concepcion B. Quiapo

Bicol Medical Center,
Phillipines

Abstract Title: Comparison of Diabetes-Related Attitudes of Health Care Providers and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Regional Hospital in the Philippines using the Filipino version of the Diabetes Attitude Scale (DAS-3): A Cross-Sectional Study

Biography:

Dr. Ivy Concepcion B. Quiapo is a physician specializing in Internal Medicine. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Bicol University College of Medicine, Legazpi City, Philippines and subsequently completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at the Bicol Medical Center, Naga City, Philippines. At 30 years of age, she is committed to advancing research and clinical practice in her field, with a particular interest in improving patient outcomes through evidence-based medicine.

Research Interest:

Diabetes is one of the most pressing noncommunicable diseases that affects millions of Filipinos. The successful control of diabetes depends on the ability of the patients to control the disease and for the healthcare providers to provide adequate support to the patients. A person's attitude toward diabetes is crucial. The attitude behavior model states that there are two main factors that influence a patient's desire to behave in a particular way. One of these factors is the patient's attitude toward the behavior in question. Using the Diabetes Attitude Scale (DAS-3), this paper looked at the Diabetes-Related Attitude among patients and healthcare providers. Objective: This study aims to describe the diabetes-related attitudes of health care professionals and Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary hospital using the Filipino version of DiabetesRelated Attitude Scale (DAS-3). Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study among diabetic patients and healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital in region V of the Philippines. A total of 120 patients and 104 healthcare providers were included in the survey. A self-administered DAS-3 questionnaire and demographic profile questionnaire was used in the survey. Results: Among the healthcare providers, the overall mean positive attitude score of 3.61 using the DAS-3 questionnaire. The results also show that among the patients, the overall attitude is 3.62. We found no significant difference in the overall attitude towards diabetes between patients and healthcare providers (p value 8.73). Conclusion: According to this study, both patients and health care providers think that patients should have patient autonomy when it comes to diabetes self-care, psychosocial effects of diabetes, and major focus on specific training in relation to diabetes. The majority does not, however, firmly believe in the importance of strict sugar control or the gravity of diabetes. The two constant variables that influence diabetes-related attitudes are sex, educational attainment and household income. Lastly, significant for patients is the years of diagnosis for DM.