The Effect of Demographic Factors on Hospitalizations of Patients with Type II Diabetes in Tonekabon

Considering the growing prevalence of diabetes type II, more effective decisions should be made for appropriate service prioritization for prevention and treatment of common complications. Thus, this study was intended to evaluate the effect of demographic factors on hospitalizations of patients with diabetes type II in Tonekabon.

This is a descriptive-analytic study with purposive sampling on 201 medical profile of hospitalized patients with diabetes type II in Shahid Rajaei Hospital in Tonekabon in 2016. Data were extracted and analyzed with SPSS v.23 according to variables include age, sex, living place, marital status, education level, and admission cause.

Results of this study showed that there was not significant difference between mean admission cause and living place (P=0.174). Moreover, no significant difference was observed between mean admission cause and marital status (p=0.061). Contrarily, in terms of different age groups, a significant difference was observed between 40-50 and above 70 years age group. Additionally, a significant difference was not observed between admission causes and different occupational and educational groups. (P>0.05).

Results of this study suggests that the psychological or behavioral factors involved in the treatment of diabetes type II should be investigated. In addition, considering the significant difference in different mean age groups and insignificant difference in patients living in urban or rural area, it is suggested that the behavior and diet of these patients should be evaluated.