Evaluation of disease and medication knowledge levels of diabetic patients
Künye
Umar, R. M., Çattık, B. N. ve Aslan, S. (2023). Evaluation of disease and medication knowledge levels of diabetic patients. İstanbul Journal of Pharmacy, 53(2), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2023.1180952Özet
Background and Aims: Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem with a significant economic burden to society. Patient attitude is a significant determinant of adherence and clinical outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the disease and medication knowledge level of diabetic patients and possible patient-related predictive factors. Methods: Adult diabetic patients were included in the study. Patients' demographic and health-related data were collected using a pre-prepared form. Two questionnaires, KAP knowledge tool and Medication Assessment tool were used to assess the disease and medication knowledge levels of patients. Results: The mean age of 159 patients was 54.44 & PLUSMN;12.24 years. The disease and medication knowledge scores were high with an average of 13.9 & PLUSMN;1.74 and 5.26 & PLUSMN;0.53, respectively. Higher scores were linked to being male (p=0.042; p=0.007) and higher educational status (p<0.001; p=0.006). Lower scores were recorded in patients with comorbidities (p=0.002; p<0.001), older patients (p<0.001), longer disease duration (p<0.001; p=0.009), longer antidiabetic drug use (p<0.001; p=0.009) and using more drugs (p=0.002; p=0.006). None of the patients could mention any possible side effects of their medications. Conclusion: It can be deduced that patient-related factors are significant predictors of patients' disease and medication knowledge. Patient-specific education in addition to rational pharmacological intervention is necessary to achieve better clinical outcomes.
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İstanbul Journal of PharmacyCilt
53Sayı
2Bağlantı
https://doi.org/10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2023.1180952https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/11518
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