ArticleHeliyon2022
Sufferings of its consequences; patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in North-East Ethiopia, A qualitative investigation.
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- Lived experiences and perceptions of social support in diabetes self-management among patients, families, and friends in Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Self-reported hypoglycemia and associated factors among patients living with T1D s at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025Article
- Research progress on ocular complications caused by type 2 diabetes mellitus and the function of tears and blepharons.Open life sciences · 2024Review
- TheAnnals of medicine · 2022Article
- Willingness to pay for social health insurance among public civil servants: A cross-sectional study in Dessie City Administration, North-East Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe burden of diabetes in Ethiopia is exponentially increasing with more than 68% of people with it being undiagnosed and a death rate of 32%. It is a disease impacting patients with negative somatic, psychological, social, and economic consequences. Patients in Ethiopia have very low awareness about chronic complications, which is very worrying. The study aimed to explore the consequences of their disease experienced by type 2 diabetes patients in North-East Ethiopia.
methodsThe study employed a phenomenological approach informed by the consequences dimension of the
resultsUsing Common-Sense Model as a framework, the diabetes consequences experienced by the participants were categorized as complications and impacts. While the most common complications were cardiovascular disorders (hypertension, erectile dysfunction, heart and kidney problems, hyperlipidemia, edema, stroke, and fatigue) and ocular problems; the most common impacts were psychosocial (dread in life, suffering, family disruption, hopelessness, dependency, and craving), and economic (incapability and loss of productivity) problems.
conclusionThe patients here were bothered by diabetes complications as well as its psycho-social, economic and somatic consequences; being the psycho-social impacts the most common. As a result, the patients have been suffering in the dread of
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