Compliance of Treatment Management Among Diabetes Patients

This study investigated the level of compliance to treatment management among Diabetes clients in Barangay Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental year 2011. Specifically, it endeavored to answer the following: (a) What is the profile of the respondents in terms of 1) age, 2) sex, 3) civil status, 4) occupational status, 5) monthly income, 6) highest educational attainment, 7) Type of diabetes (Type I, Type II, and Gestational), 8) number of years diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus, DM, 9) methods anti-diabetes medication (oral and insulin injection), 10) frequency in taking medication in a day, 11) health background (family history and other illnesses), and 12) eating habits before being diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus; (b) What is the level of compliance to treatment regimen among diabetic clients in terms of diet, exercise and medication; and (c) What is the level of compliance to treatment regimen among diabetic clients when grouped accordingly to: 1) age, 2) sex, 3) monthly income, 4) highest educational attainment, 5) number of years diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus, and 6) frequency in taking medication in a day. The analysis yielded the following results: most of the respondents were 44 years and older, female, married, employed, earning 5,001 to 20,000 pesos per month, collegiate level or graduates, suffering from Type II (Non-Insulin Dependent) Diabetes Mellitus, and although majority was female. There was a zero Gestational Type DM occurrence. Majority of the respondents was orally treated once a day, and declared the disease runs to their family. Respondents were unanimous in declaring a hardly health-conscious diet prior to being diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus. The respondents’ dietary choices have profoundly been influenced by the disease, Diabetes Mellitus, resulting to a marked shift towards a healthier eating behavior. Exercise was seen with apprehension due mainly to increased risk of trauma respondents’ fear it might exposed them to. Medication was seen by respondents to be the surest way for keeping their blood glucose levels checked, thus abating complications. And herbal supplements were kept away from.

 

Keywords: Eating behavior, Trauma risk, Compliance to treatment and Complication Abatement.