Barriers to Diabetes Patients’ Self-Care Practices in Eastern Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study from the Health Care Providers Perspective
Shiferaw Letta,1 Fekadu Aga,2 Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta,1 Biftu Geda,3 Yadeta Dessie4 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopi...
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Shiferaw Letta,1 Fekadu Aga,2 Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta,1 Biftu Geda,3 Yadeta Dessie4 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Madda Walabu University, Shashamene Campus, Shashamene, Ethiopia; 4School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Shiferaw LettaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, EthiopiaTel +251911771934Email shife1973@gmail.comBackground: All types of diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves and increase the overall risk of disability and premature death. Diabetes mellitus requires a range of self-care practices, scientifically recommended to control the glycemic level and maintain the patient’s health. However, perceived barriers that hinder patients from fully implementing these diabetes self-care practices and obstacles have not been thoroughly explored. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the barriers to diabetes patients’ self-care practices from the perspective of health care providers in two public hospitals in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia.Methods: Researchers conducted an exploratory qualitative study among 26 health care providers working in two public hospitals from March to June 2021. The study participants were recruited from different disciplines working on diabetes care. Interviews were conducted in the Amharic language until the saturation point was reached. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, and translated to English. Each transcript was read, re-read, and then exported to ATLAS.ti 7 software for coding. Field notes were used to supplement verbatim transcriptions. Initial codes were generated. The consistency between the two coders and their alignment with research questions were checked and applied to all subsequent transcripts after reached on consensus. The thematic analysis was employed in line with the primary set research question.Results: Researchers identified barriers to diabetes patients’ self-care practices such as system, health care providers, and patient-level. These barriers were categorized under three main themes: lack of organized diabetes care services, limited collaborative care practices, and perceived lack of knowledge on self-care practices. In addition, the lack of multidisciplinary team care, lack of training for health care providers on diabetes self-care practices, and availability of laboratory tests and diabetes medication were prominent barriers.Conclusion: Multi-level barriers to diabetes patients’ self-care practices such as system, health care providers, and patients were identified. Therefore, interventions targeting proper service integration, building providers’ and patients’ capacity on diabetes self-care practices, and ensuring the sustainability of laboratory tests and medication supplies are essential. These interventions need to be accomplished through multi-level stakeholders’ engagement and one-to-one or group interventions covering the multi-level challenges.Keywords: diabetes, self-care, barriers, health care providers, holistic care, Eastern Ethiopia |
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oai:doaj.org-article:f6a89b71345c4f05b2199c827d1e346b2021-12-02T19:39:19ZBarriers to Diabetes Patients’ Self-Care Practices in Eastern Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study from the Health Care Providers Perspective1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/f6a89b71345c4f05b2199c827d1e346b2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/barriers-to-diabetes-patients-self-care-practices-in-eastern-ethiopia--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-DMSOhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Shiferaw Letta,1 Fekadu Aga,2 Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta,1 Biftu Geda,3 Yadeta Dessie4 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 2School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Madda Walabu University, Shashamene Campus, Shashamene, Ethiopia; 4School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Shiferaw LettaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, EthiopiaTel +251911771934Email shife1973@gmail.comBackground: All types of diabetes can damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves and increase the overall risk of disability and premature death. Diabetes mellitus requires a range of self-care practices, scientifically recommended to control the glycemic level and maintain the patient’s health. However, perceived barriers that hinder patients from fully implementing these diabetes self-care practices and obstacles have not been thoroughly explored. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the barriers to diabetes patients’ self-care practices from the perspective of health care providers in two public hospitals in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia.Methods: Researchers conducted an exploratory qualitative study among 26 health care providers working in two public hospitals from March to June 2021. The study participants were recruited from different disciplines working on diabetes care. Interviews were conducted in the Amharic language until the saturation point was reached. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, and translated to English. Each transcript was read, re-read, and then exported to ATLAS.ti 7 software for coding. Field notes were used to supplement verbatim transcriptions. Initial codes were generated. The consistency between the two coders and their alignment with research questions were checked and applied to all subsequent transcripts after reached on consensus. The thematic analysis was employed in line with the primary set research question.Results: Researchers identified barriers to diabetes patients’ self-care practices such as system, health care providers, and patient-level. These barriers were categorized under three main themes: lack of organized diabetes care services, limited collaborative care practices, and perceived lack of knowledge on self-care practices. In addition, the lack of multidisciplinary team care, lack of training for health care providers on diabetes self-care practices, and availability of laboratory tests and diabetes medication were prominent barriers.Conclusion: Multi-level barriers to diabetes patients’ self-care practices such as system, health care providers, and patients were identified. Therefore, interventions targeting proper service integration, building providers’ and patients’ capacity on diabetes self-care practices, and ensuring the sustainability of laboratory tests and medication supplies are essential. These interventions need to be accomplished through multi-level stakeholders’ engagement and one-to-one or group interventions covering the multi-level challenges.Keywords: diabetes, self-care, barriers, health care providers, holistic care, Eastern EthiopiaLetta SAga FYadeta TAGeda BDessie YDove Medical Pressarticlediabetesself-carebarriershealth care providersholistic careeastern ethiopiaSpecialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol Volume 14, Pp 4335-4349 (2021) |