Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pre-diabetes among the public, patients with pre-diabetes and healthcare professionals: a systematic review
Authors' conclusion
Overall, positive attitudes toward diabetes prevention efforts were observed, although there were still knowledge deficits and poor behavior toward pre-diabetes management.
Study context
- Population
- Public, patients with pre-diabetes and healthcare professionals; studies quantitatively assessing ≥2 knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) elements by questionnaire21 articles
- Participants
- 8,876 participants
- Outcome
- Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) toward pre-diabetes and barriers toward pre-diabetes management
Methodological detailssix databases searched from inception to September 2022, NIH Quality Assessment Tool for quality, barriers mapped onto Capability, Motivation, and Behaviour model, Different survey instruments prevented head-to-head comparison between studies, Patient studies mostly from middle-income countries, HCP studies from high-income countries
- Six databases searched from inception to September 2022
- NIH Quality Assessment Tool for quality
- Barriers mapped onto Capability, Motivation, and Behaviour model
- Different survey instruments prevented head-to-head comparison between studies
- Patient studies mostly from middle-income countries, HCP studies from high-income countries
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
KAP toward pre-diabetes
- Articles directed to healthcare professionals
- 13
Original publication
Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward pre-diabetes among the public, patients with pre-diabetes and healthcare professionals: a systematic review. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. Published 15 February 2023. doi:10.
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