KIẾN THỨC VÀ TUÂN THỦ CHẾ ĐỘ ĂN BỆNH LÝ CỦA BỆNH NHÂN BỆNH MẠN TÍNH KHÔNG LÂY ĐIỀU TRỊ NỘI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN HUYỆN BÌNH CHÁNH THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH

Abstract

Knowledge and compliance with therapeutic diets of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases are essential, because nutrition contributes to effective treatment of
the patients. Objective: To assess proportion of patients knowing the benefits of dietary
therapy; proportion of patient’s compliance with therapeutic diets during inpatient treatment at the hospital, and proportion of patient’s compliance with therapeutic diets at home. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study on patients with chronic non-communicable diseases hospitalized in Binh Chanh district hospital was conducted. The study was carried out by direct interviewing of 200 patients with structured questionnaires. Results: 58% patients with chronic non-communicable diseases knew the benefits of diet therapy, 27% of patients complied with therapeutic diet during inpatient treatment in hospital, and 21% of patients complied with the diets at home. There were associations between age, gender, education level, family income and knowledge and compliance with therapeutic diets.
Conclusions: Dietary knowledge and compliance of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases is very low. Beside income, insurance policies also have a profound affect on dietary therapy at home and in hospital.