Psychosocial Factors and Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Lao PDR

Chanmaly Keomalavong's dataset contains cross-sectional survey data from 88 adults aged 60 years and older with type 2 diabetes attending a hospital clinic in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. It includes measures of diabetes knowledge, attitudes, self-care behaviors, and HbA1c levels, collected via structured interviews. The data was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between diabetes knowledge and HbA1c levels based on survey scores and clinical measurements.
• Investigate the association between self-reported attitudes toward diabetes management and glycemic control outcomes.
• Examine the prevalence of poor glycemic control and low diabetes knowledge in a specific older adult population.
• Use the dataset for methodological comparisons in studies where psychosocial factors do not predict clinical outcomes.

Strengths

• Includes specific clinical outcome data: mean HbA1c level of 9.03% ± 2.47% for the sample.
• Provides precise participant counts and percentages for key variables, such as 19.3% achieving glycemic control and 98.9% classified with low knowledge.
• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain analyses.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download from the PDF.
• The dataset is small (158.7 KB), indicating a limited sample size of 88 participants from a single clinic.

Provenance

Source

Chanmaly Keomalavong, via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using structured interviews at Setthathirath Hospital outpatient diabetes clinic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:24:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vientiane Capital, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).