Table 5 Survey (patient) respondents’ perceived barriers and enablers to diabetes management
Barriers and enablers | Study sample N = 151 |
|---|---|
Monitoring of blood sugar levels, administration of insulin and mealtimes well-coordinated in hospital | |
Yes, always | 69 (58.0%) |
Sometimes | 37 (31.1%) |
No, never | 13 (10.9%) |
Last time in hospital experienced … | |
Not having easy access to appropriate snacks and drinks | 46 (30.5%) |
Restricted food/menu choices and timing | 41 (27.2%) |
Not knowing how diabetes would be managed whilst in hospital | 26 (17.2%) |
Unable to determine the amount of carbohydrate in food | 24 (15.9%) |
Concerns that the nursing/midwifery staff did not have sufficient expertise in diabetes | 21 (13.9%) |
Concerns that nursing/midwifery staff did not understand diabetes needs | 16 (10.6%) |
Concerns about having insulin taken away on admission to hospital | 15 (9.9%) |
Feelings of loss of control | 14 (9.3%) |
Lack of support from nursing/midwifery staff to self-manage diabetes | 11 (7.3%) |
Feeling unsafe about diabetes care | 7 (4.6%) |
Different opinions about diabetes management by nursing/midwifery staff last time in hospital | |
Yes, often | 11 (9.3%) |
Yes, sometimes | 33 (28.0%) |
No | 74 (62.7%) |