Demographic, Clinical, and Biomedical Profile of Diabetic Patients Receiving Home Healthcare in Saudi Arabia

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Background: Identifying characteristics of diabetic patients receiving home healthcare will help in designing services that respond to their conditions and improve their health status and quality of life. The aim of this study is to describe demographic, clinical, and biomedical characteristics of diabetic patients receiving home healthcare. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in King Salman Hospital in Riyadh, and Al Madinah home healthcare center in Saudi Arabia. The study Population included diabetic patients receiving home healthcare from these two health institutions. The inclusion criteria were type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, all age groups, both males and females. A sample of 239 diabetic patients was selected using the stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected from the medical records of the eligible, selected study population using a structured data collection sheet. Data were analysed by statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Categorical data were expressed as percentages with 95% confidence intervals, continuous data as mean and standard deviations.

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