Open AccessSelf Care and Medication Adherence among Type 2 Diabetics in Puducherry, Southern India: A Hospital Based Study
Author(s) -
S Arulmozhi,
Mahalakshmy Thulasingam
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7732.4256
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , medication adherence , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , chi square test , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , endocrinology
Micro and macro-vascular complications of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM) could be decreased by maintaining a good glycaemic control, which is dependent on adherence to medication and self care.