WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine
Print ISSN: 1109-9518, E-ISSN: 2224-2902
Volume 17, 2020
Diabetic Patients’ Quality of Life and Their Relationship in Compliance with Antidiabetic Treatment. Case Study of Patients in a Public Hospital in Greece
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Abstract: Background & Aim: Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects nearly half a million people worldwide. Although advances in technology and medical science have made diabetes management easier today, self-care and adherence to treatment (medication, diet, exercise, etc.) remain a major challenge for diabetic patients. The purpose of this study is to study the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes, their levels of compliance with antidiabetic treatment, and the relationship between the two. Methods & Materials: The present work followed the quantitative approach. A well-structured and reliable questionnaire used in a previous study was distributed to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The results were analysed in SPSS statistical program and the correlation between antidiabetic treatment and quality of life was examined using Pearson coefficient. Results: The study involved 165 patients with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized at the General Hospital of Messinia. Among the dimensions of adherence to treatment, only personal care behaviour (p <0.05) and adherence to care (p <0.05) were significantly and positively correlated with the physical quality of life health. Conclusion: Patients with type 2 diabetes have moderate the low quality of life, in line with previous research findings. Lower extremity care compliance was associated with the quality of life of diabetic patients with physical health, although previous studies have generally found that compliance with a diet regimen as well as adherence to medication is associated with the quality of life of diabetic patients. Future research needs to address the same issue by taking larger and more representative samples.
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Pages: 32-38
DOI: 10.37394/23208.2020.17.5