Nirmala Dhital
Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Diabetes Metab
Control and prevention of complications in diabetes patients is mainly based on patients�?? compliance to treatment regimen which includes life-style modification. This study was aimed at assessing the level of compliance and its association with selected demographic variables. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the level of compliance to diabetic treatment regimen in specific areas: Medication, exercise, follow up and diet. A total 203 follow up diabetic patients were selected from medical OPD of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) through Purposive Sampling Technique. Data were collected using semi-structured interview schedule with four sub scales (medication, exercise, follow-up and diet). Data were analyzed by using the descriptive and inferential statistic. It was revealed that the medicine compliance levels for good, fair and poor compliance were 62.1%, 31.5% and 6.4% respectively. Similarly the exercise compliance levels were 31.5%, 39.4% and 29.1% and the follow-up compliance were 65.5%, 5.9% and 28.6%. The dietary compliance levels were 77.3%, 21.7% and 1.0% for good, fair and poor respectively. Compliance to medicine was associated with educational status (p=0.040) and the area of residence (p=0.023). Compliance to follow-up was associated with diabetic counseling (p=0.028%). Dietary compliance was associated with family income (p=0.035) and dietary counseling (p=0.001). The study concluded that the respondents who had enough monthly income and received dietary counseling had more good compliance in diet. Those who received diabetic counseling had more good compliance in follow-up. It is suggested that blood sugar can be controlled by enhancing compliance in diabetic treatment regimen. Thus proper counseling regarding diet, medicine, exercise and follow-up in all health care settings is needed for diabetic patients.
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