Educating People with Diabetes about Self-Management in Community in India

Running Head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Research Proposal
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Rationale of the Research................................................................................................................3
Conceptual Framework............................................................................................................4
Literature Review............................................................................................................................6
The diabetes Mellitus disease-.................................................................................................6
Self-Management of Diabetes.................................................................................................6
Barriers to diabetes self-management......................................................................................7
Positive outcomes of diabetes self-management.....................................................................8
Research Questions..........................................................................................................................8
Research Objectives.........................................................................................................................9
Methodology (Quantitative Research).............................................................................................9
Study population /sampling...................................................................................................10
Instrument for data collection................................................................................................10
Data Analysis.........................................................................................................................11
The ethical consideration...............................................................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12
The timeline (proposed).................................................................................................................13

2RESEARCH PROPOSAL
References......................................................................................................................................14

3RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Topic - Educating people with diabetes about self-management in community in
India
The Diabetes Mellitus is a serious concerning disease that prevents the human body from
using the energy properly from the food consumed. It either occurs when the pancreas fails to
produce sufficient insulin or when then the pancreas produces malfunctioning or no-functioning
insulin. This particular status is called the insulin resistance. Diabetes mellitus is the one of the
serious health issue among the population (Mulala, 2015). It is associated with long term health
circumstances and impacts that influence the quality of life. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic
disease, divided into 4 categories are- Type1, Type 2, gestational and secondary diabetes
(American Diabetes Association, 2015). It has been found from various researches that Diabetes
is a disease which can be best handled with self-management and self-discipline. Lifestyle is a
key to the Diabetes self-management. It is also true that sometimes medication becomes
extremely necessary but the diet plan and following up a healthy life-style can prevent the
negative effects of this disease up to greater extent.
Rationale of the Research
I am researching about the effectiveness of educating people with diabetes about self-care
in urban area of India. In India, more than 66 million people are suffering from diabetes
(International diabetes federation, 2014). It is predicted according to the World Health
Organization that almost 98 million people in India might be affected by the type -2 diabetes by
the year 2030. The self-management is the key to improve quality of life and prevent further
complications associated with diabetes mellitus. In my past nursing experience, I worked in
hospital setting and rural and urban settings. I noticed people were dealing with various