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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2023

A hospital-based assessment of glycemic control and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus in Eastern Nepal.

Deependra Prasad Sarraf, Pramendra Prasad Gupta

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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Deependra Prasad SarrafDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Pramendra Prasad GuptaDepartment of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Poor glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) causes damage to various organs and leads to the development of disabling and life-threatening complications. Objectives: To find out the prevalence of glycemic control and medication adherence (MA) and the factors affecting them. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients with T2DM. The patients were categorized as good glycemic control (HbA Results: Of 129 patients, 65 (50.39%) were females. The mean age was 48.33 ± 12.86 years. The combination of metformin and glimepiride was prescribed to 37 (28.68%) patients. Diabetic knowledge was poor in 84 (65.12%) patients. Glycemic control was good in 108 (83.72%) patients. MA was medium in 72 (55.81%) patients. Patients taking regular fruit, having shorter duration of drug therapy, and having good diabetic knowledge had good glycemic control and were statistically significant ( Conclusion: The majority of the diabetic patients had good glycemic control and medium MA. Patients taking regular fruit, being involved in daily jogging, having a shorter duration of drug therapy, and having good diabetic knowledge were identified as factors that affect both glycemic control and MA.

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Glycemic controlmedication adherencemetformintype 2 diabetes

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PMID37636174
PMCPMC10451609
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