The Dawn (Diabetes: Attitudes, Wishes and Needs) of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Trinidad, A Small Middle Income Developing Country
CURRENT RESEARCH IN DIABETES & OBESITY JOURNAL JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Kameel Mungrue Abstract Objective: To investigate how people with T2DM perceive diabetes care and to establish a person-centred model that emphasizes the individual needs of the patient, in the context of current chronic care, education and psychological support and self-management. Design and Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted at the Arima and Sangre Grande Health Facilities. Questionnaires, which were constructed using internationally validated questionnaires, were administered by interview among adult patients with diabetes. Results: Of the301 participants entered into the study the age at diagnosis gradually decreased as well as the highest proportion of cases shifted from 69 years to the 49-58 and 59-68 age groups. 169 people ranked between 0-3 on the PAID-5 scale, indicating that 56.1% of the