Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine the factors influencing the level of knowledge and attitudes of diabetics consulting in first and third line in the Sousse region (Tunisia).Patients and Methods: We undertook a cross-sectional study. Diabetics were included by proportional sampling in 11 basic health centers and six hospital departments and outpatient clinics of the university hospital centers of Sousse. The developed questionnaire was self-administered in Arabic....

Objective: This study aimed to translate into Arabic and validate the questionnaires "Simplified Diabetes Knowledge Scale" (SDKS), "Diabetes Attitude Scale-3" (DAS-3) and "Diabetes Health Profile-18" (DHP-18) and to study the predictive factors of the level of knowledge, attitudes and quality of life of diabetics in the health region of Sousse.Population and Methods: A methodological study of psychometric validation was carried ou...