ABSTRACT
Background: Severe complications and morbidities are associated with diabetes, especially with poor control of the disease. Diabetes is thought to be the most common cause of renal failure and responsible for about half cases of end stage kidney disease, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarctions, congestive heart failure, strokes, foot problems and eye damage. The presence of any chronic illness with diabetes causes deterioration clinical status which makes tight glycemic control a necessity to improve quality of life and prevent these serious and potentially fatal complications
Aim: This review was aimed to shine light upon measures that must be taken to improve the quality of life in a patient with diabetes mellitus
Methodology: We conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE, January 1997, through February 2017. The following search terms were used: diabetes mellitus, chronic disorders, management of chronic diabetes, quality of life in diabetic patients, weight control, diabetic diet
Conclusion: Many factors affect the quality of life in diabetic patients including glycemic control, prevention of complications, and socioeconomic/demographic factors. Lifestyle modifications like weight loss and good dietary habits can help patients manage their disease better. Insulin pumps have eased the management of this disease and improved patients' quality of life drastically. Patients should be educated about the importance of support groups that may lead to a better quality of life
ABSTRACT
Background: Noncompliance to treatment in chronic diseases such as hypertension is a very common phenomenon, owing to its chronic nature, lack of obvious symptoms, affordability, doctor-patient relationship, unawareness of complication, and forgetfulness. This noncompliance negatively affects disease course and increases risk of morbidity and mortality
Methodology: We conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE, January 1999, through March 2017. The following search terms were used: drug compliance, hypertension medication compliance, antihypertensive drug compliance, factors affecting compliance, medication compliance
Aim: Our aim in carrying out this study was to understand the status of medication compliance among hypertensive patients, studying the factors that affect it, and exploring ways to improve compliance
Conclusion: We have noticed in the review that there is direct correlation between noncompliance and lack of proper doctor-patient relationship, patient education, and patients? belief about disease and treatment. Improvement on such factor can benefit the patients in great amount regarding blood pressure control and in preventing morbidity and mortality. More studies to analyze the lack of compliance must take place in Saudi Arabia, and stricter guidelines of doctor-patient- relationship must be reinforced