Muringui Joshua
The aim of the research is to identify the factors affecting
drug and diet compliance among diabetic patients
at githunguri health center. It is a qualitative research,
the researcher will use descriptive cross sectional design.
The study will be done in diabetic clinic at githunguri
health center. Participants of the research will be those
diagnosed with diabetes above 18 years of age and above.
The study will use convenience sampling method, data
collection method will be interview guide as a tool. Consent
will be obtained from the research participants before
interview. The respondents will have the right not to
participate or withdraw from the study. Anonymity and
confidentiality will be granted by the participants avoiding
giving their personal identity and only allowing access
of the research content to authorize personnel only.
Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimate that this figure is likely
to rise to 592 million by year 2035 (IDF Atlas 2013).
This rise in diabetes is associated with demographic of
social changes such as globalization, urbanization, aging
population and adoption of unhealthy lifestyle such as
consumption of unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.
In the United States diabetes is the leading cause of
non-traumatic amputation, blindness in working age
adults and end stage renal disease (CDC, 2008). Half of
all people have diabetes and are older than 65 years of age
are hospitalized each year with severe and life threatening
complications often contributes to the increased rates of
hospitalization. Costs related to diabetes are estimated to
be almost 174 billion annually including direct medical
care expenses and indirect cost attributable to disability
and premature death (ADA, 2008).
If the patient is unable to read the information and instructions
on the label it should be explained to the patient
and his understanding of the instruction must be
assessed and list of food should be given to them to facilitate
dietary and drug compliance.
The client will be informed on preparation of food and
the places where they can get food items according to
the regime communicated by the nutritionist. patient’s
knowledge about their disease and treatment is not always
adequate. Some patients lack understanding of the role
their therapies play in the treatment of DM. (ponnusankaret
all 2004)
