Needs assessment survey regarding effectiveness of chronic care in Diabetes in a hospital setting Authors Yamna Jadoon MBBS graduated in 2018, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Abiha Abdullah 3rd Year MBBS Student, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Asra Qureshi Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Jaleed Ahmed Gilani Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Unab Khan Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1632 Abstract Objectives: To assess the current knowledge level about diabetes and acceptance of nurse-led educational programmes among diabetic patients. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at a community health centre in Karachi from August, 2018 to December, 2019 and comprised adult patients of ether gender with diabetes. Data was collected using a predesigned questionnaire to record demographic information, participants’ DM knowledge, self-management aspects and their opinions along with preferences for a DM educational support group. Data was analysed using STATA/SE 15.1. Results: Of the 215 participants, 80(37%) were males and 135(63%) were females. The overall mean age was 55.814.5 yrs. Most participants had diabetes for 5 years 127(59%) and 141(66%) did not know their type of diabetes. Most participants were prescribed anti-diabetic medications 201(94%), and 45(2%) had forgotten to take their medication recently. Insulin was being used by 65(30%) participants, and, among them, 27(42%) reused syringes. Most patients struggled to make lifestyle modifications 133(62%), and 144 (67%) were willing to attend nurse-led diabetic education sessions. Conclusion: There was found to be a need of diabetes education support programme to address knowledge deficiencies, and a nurse-led programme was found to be acceptable to the majority of study subjects. Key Words: Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes complications, Tertiary prevention, Health educators. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-05-10 How to Cite Yamna Jadoon, Abiha Abdullah, Qureshi, A., Jaleed Ahmed Gilani, & Khan, U. (2022). Needs assessment survey regarding effectiveness of chronic care in Diabetes in a hospital setting. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(5), 850–854. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1632 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 5 (2022): MAY Section Research Article