نقش خود مراقبتي در بيماران ديابتي در همه گيري كوويد 19

Role of Self-Care in Diabetic Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

افراد مبتلا به بيماري ديابت بيشتر در معرض خطر كوويد-19 هستند؛ به گونه اي كه نرخ مرگ و مير از كوويد-19 در بيماران ديابتي 9/2 درصد در مقابل 1/4 درصد در افراد سالم است. خود مراقبتي در اين ايشان بخصوص در بيماري كوويد-19 بايد در زندگي اين بيماران جاري باشد، خودمراقبتي در واقع سـريعترين و ارزانترين روش براي پيشگيري از كوويد-19 در اين افراد است كه مي تواند در 2 بعد خود مراقبتي عمومي و خود مراقبتي اختصاصي مورد توجه قرار گيرد. افراد دبابتي بايد در مقابل سلامتي خود و جامعه احساس مسئوليت كنند و اين احساس مسئوليت با خود مراقبتي عمومي و اختصاصي محقق خواهد شد.

People with diabetes are at higher risk of COVID-19 since the mortality rate of COVID-19 in diabetic patients is reported to be 9.2%, while this rate in healthy individuals is 1.4%. Therefore, self-care against COVID-19 should be an inevitable part of the daily lives of diabetic patients as it is the fastest and cheapest way to protect them from Covid-19. Self-care against COVID-19 in diabetic patients has two aspects, namely general self-care and specific self-care. People with diabetes should feel responsible for the health of themselves and their community, and this sense of responsibility is fulfilled through general and specific selfcare. Therefore, diabetics should consider self-care as an important part of their daily activities to control and prevent complications and mortality due to COVID-19.