Prevalence Of Diabetic Neuropathic Pain”- A Descriptive Study

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Diabetic neuropathy is a prevalent, disabling disorder. The most common manifestation is distal symmetrical polyneuropathy . Currently, the only effective treatments are glucose control and pain management, there is no specific treatment for Diabetic neuropathy. The Objective of the study were to assess the prevalence of diabetic neuropathic pain among patients with diabetes mellitus at tertiary care hospital, Puducherry and To find out the association between the Diabetic Neuropathy Pain among the Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and their selected demographic variables. Material and Methods: Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study were patients who were having diabetic neuropathy pain. 100 subjects were recruited as study population. Socio- demographic variables were collected by using structured questionnaire and neuropathic pain level was assessed by Modified Douleur Neuropathic pain scale. Results: Study subjects, patients with Diabetes mellitus nearly, 35(35%) were at Mild Pain, 45(45%) were at Moderate pain and 20(20%) were at Severe pain. Conclusion: The prevalence of diabetic neuropathic pain is high in Diabetic Population, study results suggests the need for intervention to minimize the diabetic neuropathic pain.