Diabetes self-management and its associated factors among patients with diabetes in central Vietnam: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Diabetes self-management (DSM) enables maintenance of optimal individualized glycemic control for patients with diabetes through comprehensive lifestyle, medication adherence, and self-monitoring glucose level. This study aimed to evaluate DSM and to find associated factors among Vietnamese diabetes patients by using the Vietnamese version of Diabetes Self-Management Instrument (DSMI).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a single hospital in the central Vietnam.