TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF SIGN AND SYMPTOMS OF DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS AMONG DIABETES PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF WARDHA DISTRICT.

Abstract

Background Diabetic ketoacidosis or also called as diabetic acidosis, Is an acute condition, greater critical problem of diabetes mellitus. Mostly Diabetic acidosis affects insulin dependent diabetes patients, but it affects Non insulin dependent diabetes patients also.

Diabetic acidosis, Is defined according to clinical point of view Diabetic acidosis is an acute condition of critical uncontrollable diabetes mellitus which is linked with Diabetic acidosis, it requires emergent medical care with insulin and infusion of liquid substances or drip .

Study Objective - To  assess the level of knowledge of  diabetes patients regarding  prevention of  sign and symptoms of   diabetes ketoacidosis

Methods - In this, study participants is a diabetic patient, Descriptive study design. Diabetes mellitus clients having age group 20 to 60 years will be assessed for knowledge of prevention of sign and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis, as per inclusion/exclusion criteria. The group knowledge will be assessed by structured knowledge questionnaire on diabetic ketoacidosis .The test having 18 items and duration of test will be 18 min.  Primary outcomes include evaluation of knowledge on prevention of sign and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis among diabetes patients. And Secondary outcomes involve evaluation of association of knowledge on prevention of sign and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis among diabetes patients with their demographic variables.

Ethical approval was obtained from IEC, DMIMS (DMIMS (DU)/IEC/Dec-2019/8642).  Conclusion of the study will be drawn from the results and after that article will be published in peer review journal.

Expected results: This Study, Evaluate knowledge of prevention of sign and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis among diabetes patients, this study will show the some diabetes patient having poor knowledge, some having average knowledge and some diabetes patient having good knowledge regarding diabetic ketoacidosis.