Hamidreza Khosravizade Tabasi|Farah Madarshahian|Mohsen Khoshniat Nikoo|Mohsen Hassanabadi|Gholamhossein Mahmoudirad
Impact of family support improvement behaviors on anti diabetic medication adherence and cognition in type 2 diabetic patients
Birjand University of Medical Sciences|Birjand University of Medical Sciences|Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Birjand University of Medical Sciences|Birjand University of Medical Sciences
glycaemic control main goal treatment type 2 diabetic patients hyperglycaemia may result cognitive decline family support may increase medication adherence decrease glycaemic level purpose study determine impact family support improvement behavior anti diabetic medication adherence cognition type 2 diabetic patientsthe randomized control trial study conducted 91 patients outpatient diabetes clinic randomly divided intervention n 45 control n 46 group data patients demographic information family gathered using questionnaire two groups morisky medication adherence scale mmas drug administration part diabetes social support questionnaire family version dssq number connection test nct applied hemoglobin a1c measured two times onset study three months later control group intervention intervention group key family members intervention group taught according educational needs small groupsin intervention group mean nct score significantly decreased intervention p 0006 however control group significant difference three months intervention group significant correlation noted dssq scores mmas scores interventionr 067 p 0001 significant correlation control groupfamily support instruction based educational needs family members may improve medication adherence direct effect cognitive status indirect effect