The Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Type 2 Diabetics After Participating in Health Education Programme: A Study in The Local of Vietnam

Introduction: The proper awareness and education programme improves patient’s knowledge, while changing attitude, leading good practices and improving health-related quality of life. This study purposes evaluated the health education programme results for type 2 diabetes on the health-related quality of life, knowledge, attitude, and practices. Method: 85 type 2 diabetes diagnosed over six months and aged 35-65 were included the study. Vietnamese Diabetes Quality of Life and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices questionnaires were used to assess the health-related quality of life and knowledge, attitude, and practices of type 2 diabetes. The education tool was a brochure containing the information diabetes. Descriptive statistics were used for the quantitative data. Qualitative data displayed in numbers and percentages. The changes of the programme results tested by Pair Sample T-test. Results: 85 patients had an average age of 57.14 ± 6.413 years. All participants had little type 2 diabetic knowledge 37.882 ± 12.639 points. Meanwhile, the patient' s attitude toward disease was average 65.971 ± 19.488 points. However, the patient’s practices were low 52.120 ± 14.150 points. Moreover, their health-related quality of life was low 51.216 ± 19.125 points, however, it improved significantly after 6 months -34.518. Also, there has been significant improvement of the knowledge (6,212), attitude (9.494) and practices (4.771). Conclusion: The health-related quality of life of type 2 diabetes lowed level, but it changed significantly after participating programme. The patient' s knowledge lowed, the attitude toward disease moderated and the self-care practice lowed, but these problems changed markedly after attending education.