scholarly journals Treatment adherence and factors contributing to non adherence among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a tertiary care hospital: a cross sectional study

Author(s):  
Kavitha S. ◽  
Nalini G. K. ◽  
Suresh R. M. ◽  
Sahana G. N. ◽  
Deepak P. ◽  
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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common endocrine disorder and major global public health problem. Lack of adherence to antidiabetic medication has lead to suboptimal blood sugar control, treatment failure, accelerated development of complications and increased mortality, thus medication adherence plays an important role in disease control. Hence present study was taken to evaluate the treatment adherence and factors affecting non adherence among Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: A cross sectional study carried out by Department of Pharmacology and Medicine, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan. Total 150 patients of type 2 diabetes were recruited after taking their informed consent. Adherence to treatment and factors associated with non adherence has been assessed during a personal interview with each patient using standardized questionnaire.Results: Adherence levels were 28%, 42% and 30% for high, medium and poor adherence respectively. The overall prevalence of non adherence among respondents was 30%. Among them 77.77% were males, 44.44% belonged to age group of 41-60 years, 40% illiterate, 60% employed, 51.11% of patients with smoking and alcoholic habits were not adherent to anti diabetic treatment. Other reasons contributing to non-adherence to treatment were forget fullness (86.66 %), inadequate knowledge about side effects (80%), unhappy clinical visits (71.11 %) and lack of assistance (48.88 %).Conclusions: Results showed that patients in the area of study were moderately adherent to anti-diabetic medications. This emphasizes the need for constant motivation and education at frequent intervals to ensure better adherence.

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishtiakul Islam Khan ◽  
Orindom Shing Pulock ◽  
Biddhut Barua ◽  
Taslima Ahmed Dola ◽  
Pratik Chowdhury ◽  
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Introduction: The consequence of good diabetic treatment depends on the patient's commitment to a large degree. Noncompliance leads to inadequacy of metabolic control, which strengthens the advancement and speeds up diabetic complications. The study's main goal was to assess the treatment noncompliance level among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Bangladesh. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Medical Center Hospital, Chattogram, Bangladesh. The study included two hundred and fifty-nine patients with T2DM. Data regarding sociodemographic factors, patients characteristics, medication factors, physician-related factors, and noncompliance were collected using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Treatment adherence was assessed by Morisky Medication Adherence Scales (MMAS-8). Data analyses were conducted on SPSS v23.0 Software. Results: The majority of the participants (56%) were in the 40-45 years of age group, followed by 32% in the older age group (>/=60 years), and 62.5% of them were male. One hundred and sixty eight (64.86%) patients were considered low adherent as per the response of the MMAS-8 scale (score <6), followed by 57 (22.0%) patients were regarded as high adherent (score 8) and 34 (13.13%) patients were considered medium adherent (score 6-7) to treatment. Observing the frequency distribution for noncompliance, financial concerns (32.3 %), forgetfulness (27.7%), a busy daily schedule (17.7%), and fear of antihyperglycemic drug side effects were all identified as significant explanations. On multivariate analysis, participants aged 60 years or more, monthly family incomes of <30,000BDT or 30,000 to 50,000 BDT, smoking, and uncontrolled glycemic status showed higher chances of noncompliance than their counterparts. Conclusion: Patient counseling and awareness programs may enhance treatment adherence among people with T2DM. Our findings will help physicians and public health workers to develop targeted strategies to increase awareness of the same among their patients.


Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2393-PUB
Author(s):  
KENICHIRO TAKAHASHI ◽  
MINORI SHINODA ◽  
RIKA SAKAMOTO ◽  
JUN SUZUKI ◽  
TADASHI YAMAKAWA ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110068
Author(s):  
Luis Angel Cendejas Medina ◽  
Renan Alves Silva ◽  
Magda Milleyde de Sousa Lima ◽  
Lívia Moreira Barros ◽  
Rafael Oliveira Pitta Lopes ◽  
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To analyze the correlation between functional health literacy (FHL) and self-efficacy (SE) in people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Cross-sectional study was conducted among September and October 2019, with 196 people with type 2 diabetes. Data were collected using the Functional Literacy in Health instrument (B-TOFHLA) and the Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DMSES). Bivariate analysis was used to verify the relationship among the constructs. Most diabetics showed an average B-TOFHLA score of 74.75, considered adequate, and self-efficacy of 4.07, high. The association between SE and FHL in the bivariate analysis found no statistical significance ( p > .05), in the same sense as the B-TOFHLA score and the DMSES domains ( p > .05). Constructs were not related to each other in terms of skills arising from judgments and decisions with motivational confidence by the investigated audience.


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