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CORRELATION OF THE LEVEL OF TREATMENT COMPLIANCE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS WITH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS IN PADANG PASIR HEALTH CENTER

Widya Kardela, Putri Ramadhani*, Taufik Sunanda, Selvia Wiliantari, Fitratul Wahyuni and Vina Neldi

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus requires patients to control blood glucose levels for life with the aim of improving quality of life to avoid complications. Controlled blood glucose can be influenced by the patient's level of medication adherence. This study aims to assess the level of treatment compliance and blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and assess the relationship between the level of treatment compliance and blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at the Padang Pasir Health Center, Padang City. This type of research is a non-experimental study with a crosssectional research design and prospective data collection. Assessment of the level of compliance using the Adherence Refil Medication Scale in Diabetes (ARMS-D) questionnaire. A total of 40 patients who met the inclusion criteria showed results of 23 patients (57.5%) were not adherent to treatment with uncontrolled glucose levels and as many as3 patients (75%) with controlled glucose levels. While the number of patients who were compliant with treatment, both with uncontrolled and controlled glucose levels were 7 people (17.5%). Based on the results of the correlation test, the p-value is 0.012 (p

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