Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and professional background of the study nurses (n = 160)
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group (in years) | < 25 | 25 (17.2) |
26–30 | 78 (53.8) | |
301 − 40 | 30 (20.7) | |
≥ 41 | 12 (8.3) | |
Mean (SD) | 30.31 (6.32) | |
Gender | Male | 50 (31.25) |
Female | 110 (68.75) | |
Marital status | Single | 62 (39.2) |
Married | 96 (60.8) | |
Education | Bachelor of Science | 158 (98.8) |
Master of Science | 2 (1.2) | |
Having a loved one with diabetes | Yes | 79 (49.4) |
No | 81 (50.6) | |
Relation with someone who has diabetes | Parent or sibling | 51 (64.6) |
Spouse and child | 9 (11.4) | |
Me | 1 (1.3) | |
others | 18 (22.8) | |
Hospital where they were working | Hospital 1 | 118 (73.8) |
Hospital 2 | 42 (26.3) | |
Ward where they were working | Surgical | 70 (43.8) |
Medical | 90 (56.3) | |
Experience as a nurse (years) | ≤ 2 | 38 (23.8) |
3–5 | 53 (33.1) | |
5–10 | 27 (16.9) | |
≥ 10 | 42 (26.3) | |
Satisfied with the nutrition education received during training in university | Very unsatisfied | 11 (6.9) |
Unsatisfied | 58 (36.3) | |
Not sure | 57 (35.6) | |
Satisfied | 34 (21.3) | |
Ever had a refresher course in diabetes management | No | 147 (91.9) |
Yes | 13 (8.1) | |
Preferred learning method | classroom teaching | 78 (48.8) |
self-study | 12 (7.5) | |
virtual route | 39 (24.4) | |
Blended learning | 31 (19.4) | |
Awareness and use of Initial Nursing Assessment Sheet (INAS) | Unaware of INAS | 5 (3.1) |
Aware and used sometimes | 32 (20.0) | |
Aware and always used | 123 (76.9) | |
Awareness of Initial Nursing Assessment Sheet completion Guideline | Unaware | 13 (8.1) |
Aware but not read it | 46 (28.8) | |
Aware and always used it as reference | 101 (63.1) | |
Awareness of the National Diabetes Guideline | Yes | 25 (15.8) |
No | 133 (84.2) | |
Average number of diabetes patients cared for in a month | ≤ 5 | 40 (26.3) |
6–10 | 62 (40.8) | |
11–15 | 23 (15.1) | |
≥ 16 | 27 (17.8) | |
Providing diabetes education for patients in shifts | Yes | 155 (96.9) |
No | 5 (3.1) | |
Type of diabetes education | Individual | 112 (70.4) |
Group | 1 (0.6) | |
Individual with presence of family member | 46 (28.9) | |
Ever counseled a diabetes patient | Yes | 91 (56.9) |
No | 69 (43.1) | |
Perceived competence in nutritional management of diabetes mellitus | I am incompetent | 10 (6.3) |
I am somewhat incompetent | 44 (27.5) | |
I am somewhat competent | 90 (56.3) | |
I am competent | 16 (10.0) | |
Desire to work as a diabetes link nurse | Yes | 61 (38.1) |
No | 99 (61.9) |