title: Compliance and control of diabetes in a family practice setting, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: This study aimed to identify some determinants of compliance with diet, anti-diabetic drugs and the appointment system amongst diabetic patients (n = 294) attending a family practice setting. The results showed that good compliance with diet was significantly higher among males (P = 0.01) and those with good diabetic control (P = 0.01), while good compliance with appointment systems was significantly associated with type II diabetes (P < 0.01) and good care (P < 0.01). Compliance with drugs showed no significant association with any of the studied determinants (P > 0.05). When multiple regression analysis was applied, the degree of control of diabetes, its duration and the total score of care were the only predictors of the three aspects of compliance (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khattab
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aboifotouh
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Humaidi
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: al-Kaldi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents