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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2019

Self-Care Adherence And Barriers To Good Glycaemic Control In Nepalese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Sushant Pokhrel, Sneha Shrestha, Alaska Timilsina, Manisha Sapkota, Mahendra Prasad Bhatt, Bashu Dev Pardhe

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Article in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sushant PokhrelDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0001-9564-8405
Sneha ShresthaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Alaska TimilsinaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Manisha SapkotaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mahendra Prasad BhattDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bashu Dev PardheDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-0745-7383
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe patient believes in adherence to medication rather than to self-care adherence and lifestyle changes for the management of diabetes. This study was carried out to establish the association of self-care adherence and their barriers in poor glycemic control in our diabetic population. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among 480 already diagnosed diabetes outpatients attended in our two hospitals. Glycaemic control was defined by levels of HbA

resultsThe mean HbA

conclusionThe poor glycaemic control was associated with poor adherence to self-care adherence and their barriers in our diabetic population. Integrated knowledge on diabetes management should be targeted to improve glycaemic control in our communities.

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HbA1clifestyle variablesrisk factorstype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMCPMC6791337
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