Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 5(5), pp. 206 - 216
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2017.050502
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Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors in a Greek Municipality towards Health-literate Healthcare

Bakides Sofoclis ^*, Kushitashvili Nino , Sakellariadis George
General Hospital of Molaoi Lakonia, Greece

ABSTRACT

Diabetes prevention is possible and a lot of strategies have been implemented worldwide. Unfortunately, we lack systematic efforts of combined Type 2 Diabetes risk factors screening with the concept for patients knowledge and evaluation of health information. This is true in semi-urban Greek areas stricken by the socio-economy crisis. We used the FINDRISK questionnaire and a knowledge attitude and perceptions questionnaire for cardiovascular risk factors. Totally 358 people were recruited from March to June 2014. Young doctors examined the patients and filled in the questionnaires after their fully informed consent. We have found 75 people (20,95%) with score >15. Mean age: 52,14 years and mean BMI: 27,43kg/m² Accordingly their knowledge about health risk factors >90% knew the significance of high blood cholesterol, Diabetes, bad diet, exercise, smoking, obesity and hypertension, but over 60% underestimated their exact mortality impact on cardiovascular events. In our area pilot study, the burden of the problem for future development of T2D is probably heavy. Although health risk factors knowledge is growing, there are gaps in the field of person oriented methodology approach for enhanced health literacy. We need the development of targeted intervention programmes towards interdisciplinary working, transparent decision-making and active health-literated involvement of patients.

KEYWORDS
Screening, Diabetes Type 2, Risk Factors, Health-literate, Healthcares

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Bakides Sofoclis , Kushitashvili Nino , Sakellariadis George , "Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors in a Greek Municipality towards Health-literate Healthcare," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 206 - 216, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2017.050502.

(b). APA Format:
Bakides Sofoclis , Kushitashvili Nino , Sakellariadis George (2017). Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors in a Greek Municipality towards Health-literate Healthcare. Universal Journal of Public Health, 5(5), 206 - 216. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2017.050502.