Prevalence and Risk Factors of Treatment Non-compliance among Elderly Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia 2023

Abstract

Background:

    Patients’ non-adherence to diabetes treatment is associated with poor glycemic control and suboptimal benefits from their prescribed medication, which can lead to worsening of medical condition, development of comorbidities, reduced quality of life, elevated healthcare costs, increased mortality, and risk factors causing poor adherence to  treatment among Non-compliance about elderly diabetic patients and self-care practices among  diabetes mellitus (TDM) patients have  been reported before in Saudi Arabia,  treatment non-adherence is a common and significant public health problem, especially among the geriatric population. Worldwide, the geriatric population aged more than 60 years tends to be increasing significantly, the number will be expanding from 21 billion by 2050. In Saudi Arabia, the most recent elderly survey by General Authority for Statistics revealed that the elderly represents are estimated to reach 18.4% by 2050. Population ageing has its consequences, including health-related issues such as multi morbidity of chronic diseases and poor adherence to treatment among population.

Aim of the study: To assessment prevalence and risk factors of treatment Non-compliance among Elderly Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia 2023.

Method: cross sectional study conducted at outpatient clinics in primary health care center in Saudi Arabia in Sample population consists of Saudi out patients aged 60 <80 years attending. Our total participants were (200).

Results:. Show regarding age majority of the study groups from the 50-60 years were (41.0%), gender many of the respondents were male (59.0 %), regarding the education status the majority of the respondents intermediate were (29.0%) the occupation the most of  the participants  answer Not work were (51.0%), regarding the living status the most of participant with family were (78.0%), regarding the currently working the most of the participant answer Yes were (75.0%).

Conclusion: The level of adherence to treatment in diabetes mellitus patients in Saudi Arabia PHCCs was found to be suboptimal. The findings point toward the need for better management of primary health care providers’ approaches to individual patients, by taking into account their medication adherence levels, better identification of patients’ level of adherence remains essential for successful diabetes treatment.