Medication Compliance and Affecting Factors in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Turkey

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Papatya Karakurt
Mesut Inci

Abstract

Objective: This research was conducted to determine medication compliance and factors affecting compliance with type 2 diabetes patients in public hospitals.


Method: This research is a descriptive type of research, which is one of the Quantitative research types. There was no sample selection in the study, and the study was conducted with 100 patients who met the Inclusion criteria. Research data was collected between December 2022 and June 2023.


Results: The patients ' compliance with the medication appears to be at a moderate level. The difference in the Medication Compliance Reporting scale mean scores difference According to the patients' genders, whom they live with, marital status, diabetes duration, treatment method, and daily insulin application the status is not statistically significant.


Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the medication compliance of elderly type 2 diabetic patients was at a moderate level. It is recommended That nurses organize awareness training on the factors affecting medication compliance of elderly type 2 diabetic patients and That the research be conducted​ with a larger sample group.

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Karakurt, P., & Inci, M. (2024). Medication Compliance and Affecting Factors in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Turkey. Clinical Journal of Nursing Care and Practice, 8(1), 044–050. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.cjncp.1001057
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