title: Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part I. Behaviour of patients in relation to management of their disease.
abstract: We studied 300 randomly chosen diabetic patients to assess their behaviours in relation to management of their disease. The majority had very good compliance with regular periodic check-ups (97.0%), urine and blood screening for sugar (94.3% and 96.0% respectively), adherence to the prescribed medicines (78.3%) and foot-care practices (75.0%). However, 35.3% and 39.0% had poor compliance with regard to checking their blood pressure and weight monitoring. Among smokers, 30.2% stopped smoking and 42.2% decreased the amount smoked after being diagnosed with the disease. Dietary compliance was either satisfactory or very good for most patients.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Egypt.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Badawy
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: el-Zeiny
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Merdan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires