PERCEIVED FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLIANCE TO TREATMENT REGIMEN AMONG CLIENTS WITH DIABETIC MELLITUS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN BENIN
Abstract
Diabetes is a global health issue as it is a metabolic disease that affects individuals of all ages. The success of long term maintenance therapy for diabetes mellitus depends largely upon the patient’s compliance with a therapeutic plan. This study investigated the factors affecting level of compliance with treatment regimen among clients with diabetes mellitus in selected hospital in Benin City, Edo state. A descriptive cross sectional design was in a total of three hundred and six (306) diabetic patients selected using the convenient sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a self-constructed questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistic in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Results from the study showed that side effects of the medications (2.81 ± 0.944), Lack of finance (2.93 ± 0.878) Lack of family support (2.77 ± 0.938), Waiting time in the hospital before being attended to(2.78 ± 0.946) Unavailability of the medication in the hospital(2.63 ± 0.914), Bad attitude of health personnel(2.68 ± 0.938), Diabetic medications and investigations too expensive (2.77 ± 0.993) are some of the factors indentified. Furthermore there was no significant difference in the factors affecting compliance to diabetic treatment regimen between the hospitals (p = 0.144). Also there was no significant relationship (p=0.105) between the effect of family support and rate of compliance. However there was a significant difference in the effect of family support between the two hospitals (p = 0.000). Therefore it is recommended that government should subsidized drugs and laboratory investigation for diabetic’s patient as well made the drugs available in the government owned pharmacy.
KEY WORDS: Non-compliance, compliance, diabetic patient, diabetes treatment regimen
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How to cite this article:
Ehwarieme T.A and Chukwuyem E. N Perceived factors affecting compliance to treatment regimen among clients with diabetic mellitus in selected hospitals in benin city, International Journal of Nursing and Medical Science 2018; 7 (1), 712-735.
