PREDICTORS OF GOOD GLYCEMIC CONTROL AMONG TYPE II DIABETES PATIENTS IN PALESTINE
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i9.19453Keywords:
Hemoglobin A1c, Glycemic control, Type II diabetes, PalestineAbstract
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 Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess glycemic control and its relationship with patient characteristics, health-care system factors, and self-care management in type II diabetes patients.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 type II diabetes patients who met the inclusion criteria and whose medical records covered a period of 1 year. Data concerning patient characteristics, health-care system factors, self-care management, and available last reading of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were collected through personal interviews and a medical records' review using structured questionnaires and data collection forms. Good glycemic control was defined as HbA1c ≤7%. To assess the results, the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 16) was used to undertake descriptive, univariate, and multivariate analyses.
Results: The mean±standard deviation age was 60±9.7 years. More than half of the participants were male (51.2%), and the majority had additional chronic diseases (88.5%). Of the total 271 participants whose HbA1c levels have been monitored, 16.7% had good glycemic control. Multivariate analysis showed that unemployment was significantly related to a decreased odds of good glycemic control (odds ratio=0.34; 95% confidence interval=0.12-0.98; p<0.05).
Conclusion: The study noted that the proportion of patients with good glycemic control was low, a result comparable to studies from many countries. Further investigation and improvement of inappropriate health-care system factors and self-care management together with educational programs that emphasize the importance of self-care management and the health-care providers' role would be of great benefit in glycemic control.
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