PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong BE1410, Brunei.
Pharmacy Department, Suri Seri Begawan Hospital, Kuala Belait KA1131, Brunei.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 18;19(12):7470. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127470.
The present study measured the medication knowledge and medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes in Brunei Darussalam. Demographic details and diabetes knowledge were also evaluated.
A cross-sectional study conducted via the administration of a structured questionnaire consisting of 4 sections via a face-to-face interview.
A total of 118 participants were interviewed. A majority of the participants were aged 40 years or above (106, 89.8%). The mean number of total medications that the participants were taking was 7.36 ± 2.87 and the mean number of antidiabetic medications was 2.39 ± 1.06. As for the antidiabetic therapy, the largest proportion of the participants were taking oral antidiabetic medications only (87, 73.73%). In the diabetes knowledge section of the questionnaire, more than half of the participants (63, 53.34%) scored higher than the acquired mean score. Family history, education level, and total medications taken were significantly correlated with diabetes knowledge. However, in the medication knowledge section of the questionnaire, the mean score (3.37 ± 1.38) was below the intended score for good knowledge. Medication knowledge has been significantly associated with gender, family history and total medications taken. A majority of the participants reported non-adherence (74, 62.71%) due to various reasons. In this study, those of the Malay race were significantly correlated with adherence to their medication regimen. This study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between diabetes knowledge, medication knowledge and medication adherence.
The present study provides insights in regard to patients with type 2 diabetes in Brunei Darussalam and their knowledge towards the disease as well as their medications. Despite the lack of significance between the variables, the rate of non-adherence is still alarming. Further studies are required to better understand the barriers to non-adherence in these patients.
本研究测量了文莱达鲁萨兰国 2 型糖尿病患者的药物知识和药物依从性。还评估了人口统计学细节和糖尿病知识。
通过面对面访谈进行了一项横断面研究，通过管理包含 4 个部分的结构化问卷进行。
共采访了 118 名参与者。大多数参与者年龄在 40 岁或以上（106 名，89.8%）。参与者服用的总药物数平均值为 7.36 ± 2.87，抗糖尿病药物的平均值为 2.39 ± 1.06。关于抗糖尿病治疗，最大比例的参与者仅服用口服抗糖尿病药物（87 名，73.73%）。在问卷的糖尿病知识部分，超过一半的参与者（63 名，53.34%）的得分高于获得的平均得分。家族史、教育水平和服用的总药物与糖尿病知识显著相关。然而，在问卷的药物知识部分，平均得分（3.37 ± 1.38）低于良好知识的预期得分。药物知识与性别、家族史和服用的总药物显著相关。大多数参与者因各种原因报告不遵守（74 名，62.71%）。在这项研究中，马来种族与他们对药物治疗方案的遵守显著相关。本研究还表明，糖尿病知识、药物知识和药物依从性之间没有显著关系。
本研究提供了文莱达鲁萨兰国 2 型糖尿病患者及其对疾病以及药物的了解的见解。尽管变量之间没有显著关系，但不遵守的比率仍然令人震惊。需要进一步的研究来更好地了解这些患者不遵守的障碍。
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