Insulin injection knowledge, attitude, and practice of community nurses in a mountainous area of southwest Zhejiang in China: a multi-center cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suboptimal insulin injection is widely used to treat Chinese patients with diabetes, with most patients being treated in primary care institutions. However, research on community nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning insulin injection in less developed areas of China is extremely scarce.

Objective

To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of community nurses concerning insulin injection in a mountainous area of southwest, Zhejiang, China.

Methods

We employed a cross-sectional study in 30 community healthcare service centers and 1911 randomly selected community nurses between 20th June to 20th July 2023. The Chinese insulin injection knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive, correlational

SUBMITTER: Lan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12399374 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature