Open AccessRelationship between stages of change and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a primary health-care setting
Author(s) -
Yara Arafat,
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim,
Ahmed Awaisu,
Yaw Owusu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_156_20
Subject(s) - glycemic , type 2 diabetes mellitus , medicine , primary care , diabetes mellitus , primary health care , family medicine , endocrinology , environmental health , population
Advanced stages of change (SOC) are usually associated with lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) scores in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Additionally, these patients' adherence to antidiabetic medications is crucial to achieve controlled HbA1c scores. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between SOC and HbA1c as well as between medication adherence and HbA1c in patients with T2DM in a primary health-care setting in Qatar.