ArticleScientific reports2021
Fear of hypoglycaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.
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- Fear of hypoglycemia and illness perception in type II diabetes patients.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Article
- Identification of factors associated with fear of hypoglycemia using the capability, opportunity, motivation and behavior model in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.Acta diabetologica · 2023Article
- Health-related quality of life in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Article
- Potential mechanisms for poor glycaemic control in patients with type two diabetes and fear of hypoglycaemia.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Article
- Fear of hypoglycemia and associated factors in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross‑sectional study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Potential of UK and US newspapers for shaping patients' knowledge and perceptions about antidiabetic medicines: a content analysis.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022Article
- Exercise Adherence and Compliance and Its Related Factors Among Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Association Between Pharmacological Treatment Regimens and Quality of Life Among Rural Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Comparative Analysis in Eastern China.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
To investigate the fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), to identify factors related to this fear, and thus to provide evidence for clinical assessment. A total of 385 patients with T2DM who were admitted to the departments of endocrinology in five tertiary grade-A hospitals in Chongqing, China were included in this study. A questionnaire for general information and a Chinese version of Hypoglycemia Fear Survey (HFS) were used to collect the data. The average total score on the HFS was 71.67 ± 17.06 (HFS-W was 38.15 ± 10.57; HFS-B was 33.52 ± 9.54).The three items with the highest average score for HFS-W were not recognising low blood glucose (BG), not having food available, experiencing a hypoglycaemic episode alone, and for HFS-B were eating large amount of snacks, measuring BG six or more times per day, and keeping BG > 150 mmol/L. Regressions showed that number of hospitalisations for T2DM, receiving health education on diabetes, age and hypoglycaemia history because of T2DM were associated with fear of hypoglycaemia (all p < 0.05). Fear of hypoglycaemia in hospitalised patients with T2DM was strongly associated with diabetes health education, hospitalisation for diabetes, age, and hypoglycaemia history. Medical professionals should attach importance to the specific psychological interventions, health education on diabetes and the early prevention of hypoglycaemia or diabetic complications for patients with T2DM to reduce the fear of hypoglycaemia and improve their health status.
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