Assessment the Influential Factors Associated with Medication-Non-Adherence and Self-Care Practices among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Saudi Arabia 2023
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Abstract
Background:
Diabetes Mellitus is considered a key public health problem globally due to its incidence and prevalence and the complications therein. Globally, diabetes affects 425 million people at a prevalence of 8.8% and will rise to approximately 700 million people by the year 2040.
Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most common metabolic problems in Saudi Arabia and its chronic progressive disease is characterized by numerous health complications. Diabetes is a growing medical problem and the costs to society are great and rising. The recent report formed by International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas values that there are presently 387 million people alive with diabetes globally in 2014, a 105% rise from its last report in 2011 with the highest number of people living in the western pacific. Influential factors causing poor adherence to antidiuretic medications and self-care practices among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients have not been reported before in Saudi Arabia. Currently, one in every 11 adults worldwide is living with the condition with 90% of these being type II diabetes patients. The past three decades have recorded a distressing rise in the cases of diabetes mellitus, resulting in quadrupling of the cases.
Aim of the study: To assessment the influential factors associated with medication-non adherence and self-care practices among diabetes mellitus patients in Saudi Arabia 2023.
Method: cross sectional study conducted at outpatient clinics in diabetes mellitus centers in Saudi Arabia in Sample population consists of Saudi out patients aged 30 <60 years attending. Our total participants were (200).
Results:. Show age majority of the study groups from the 30-39 years were (52.0%) gender many of the respondents were male (58.0 %) regarding the work status the most of the participants answer I am in formal employment were (45.0%) regarding the nationality the majority of the respondents Saudi were (87.0%) regarding the salary satisfaction the most of participant sufficient were (62.0%) while partly sufficient were (21.0%) while the insufficient were (10.0%) while quite Insufficient were (7.0%)
Conclusion: In previous research's it was found that the majority of participants were not adherent to anti-diabetes medication. Non-adherence to medication was associated with younger age and low level of education. Interventions to improve adherence should target younger and newly diagnosed patients through aggressive counseling to address healthy self-management behavior's.