Healthy Lifestyle of Clients with Diabetes Mellitus: Does Self-Care Activities for Diabetes Matter?

Duaa Abd  Ali; Sarab Nasr Fadhil

Duaa Abd Ali M.Sc. (C), University of Baghdad, College of Nursing, Community Health Nursing Department, Baghdad, Iraq
Sarab Nasr Fadhil Ph.D., Assistant Prof. University of Baghdad, College of Nursing, Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing Department, Baghdad, Iraq

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Healthy Lifestyle, Self-Care Activities

Abstract

A descriptive predictive correlational design was used to guide this study which was conducted in two hospitals and one primary healthcare centers in the XXX City for the period from January 14^th 2024 to March 14^th 2024. The study included a convenience sample of 378 patients with diabetes. The study instrument includes participants’ sociodemographic characteristics. The Measure of Healthy Lifestyle, Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA), Data were collected through self-report and analyzed using the statistical package for social science, IBM version 27. Self-care glucose testing, foot self-care positively predicted healthy lifestyle for diabetes. This finding implies that the better the self-care related to glucose testing, the healthier the lifestyle the patients with DM enjoy. This finding can explain as clients whose socioeconomic status is somewhat good can have much time for practicing physical activity compared to clients who are of poorer socioeconomic class who spend their time in living earning rather physical activity. Also, clients whose socioeconomic status is somewhat good can have devices for glucose testing compared to clients who are of poorer socioeconomic class.

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