ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY STRUCTURE AND COMPLIANCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS AT A PRIMARY CARE UNIT, KHON KAEN PROVINCE
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family, diabetes mellitus, primary care unitAbstract
This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the family pattern and association between the family pattern and compliance of the diabetes mellitus patients. The population of this study included 167 diabetes mellitus patients who attended a primary care unit in Khon Kaen Province between July and August 2019. Data was collected using questionnaire interview. Data were described using proportion, percentage, mean. The association was determined using Chi-square test.
Most of the participants were female (68.3%). The most common age range was 70-79 years (37.7%). Most of them come from expanded family (56.3%). The was no association between the family structure and compliance of the patients. The number of family member tend to relates with the compliance of the patients. The patients with more than five family members tend to have more treatment compliance compare with the patients with less family members.
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