International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp: (216-223), Month: April 2020 - September 2020, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Depth of Knowledge on Diabetes and Adherence Level towards Medication among Type 2 Diabetic Parents of Udayana Medical Faculty Students Year 2020 Dhivvyaa Krishnan Muthy1, Agung Wiwiek Indrayani 2, Bagus Komang Satriyasa3 1
Medical Student of Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
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Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is an ever growing medical condition. The aim of this research is to determine the depth of knowledge on diabetes and adherence level towards medication among type 2 diabetic parents of Udayana University Medical Faculty students. This descriptive research with cross sectional design was conducted using random sampling method. A total of 60 parents with diabetes were enrolled in this study. Male to female ratio was 1:1, with mean global Diabetes Knowledge Test score of 4,95±0,18. The majority of parents (75,00%) had average diabetes knowledge while 16,67% had low knowledge and 8,33% had high knowledge. Moreover, 70,00% of them had low adherence level towards medication while only 18 participants (30,00%) had average adherence. Parents’ depth of knowledge regarding diabetes was found average in this study whereas adherence level was low. Better adherence and significant associations were found with longer duration of diabetes and the male gender. Healthcare providers should pay more attention to diabetes education, especially with respect to dietary concepts. Researchers and physicians in Indonesia should do similar research to get a more comprehensive picture of patients’ knowledge of diabetes and adherence level towards medication. Keywords: Type 2 diabetes, knowledge, medication, adherence.
1. INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases with characteristics of hyperglycemia that occurs due to abnormalities of insulin secretion, insulin work or both. DM diagnosis will generally be considered if there are typical complaints of DM in the form of polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weight loss that cannot be explained why. Epidemiologically, diabetes is often undetectable and it is said to be 7 years before the diagnosis is established, so early morbidity and mortality occur in undetectable cases.[16] Patients with diabetes mellitus from year to year increase according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the world population suffering from diabetes mellitus covers about 463 million people, and with the death rate of about 4.2 million people. WHO predicts people with diabetes mellitus will be about 366 million people in 2030. Contributors increased the rate was developing countries, which experienced an increase in diabetes mellitus 150% of countries with diabetes mellitus most are India (35.5 million people), China (23.8 million people), the United States (16 million people), Russia (9.7 million people), and Japan (6.7 million people).[9] According to WHO 2016, people with diabetes mellitus in Indonesia is estimated to increase 8.4 million people in 2000, to 21.3 million in 2030. The high death rate makes Indonesia ranked fourth after the United States, India and China.
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