Evaluation of alcohol and tobacco consumption in the therapeutic adherence of diabetic elderly
International Journal of Development Research
Evaluation of alcohol and tobacco consumption in the therapeutic adherence of diabetic elderly
Received 16th November, 2018; Received in revised form 14th December, 2018; Accepted 20th January, 2019; Published online 27th February, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Hassan Musa Mohammad Aldaw. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: O Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease, where inadequate glycemic control is associated with the main causes of morbidity and mortality. Global estimates showed that 5.1 million people died because of diabetes in 2013, such that 382 million of individuals were diagnosed with DM (8.3%).Goal: The aim of this study is to Therapeutic adherence and the factors influencing the Glycemic. On trolley in the elderly. Methodology: Through Quantitative research, observational and TRANSV-Ersal, in which the number of Sample was Compound by 432 elderly patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Results: When asked about the use of medication for diabetes 66.7% said yes, regarding alcohol consumption 33.3% confirmed and as for the Smoking Habit 8.1% Sponge positively being this possessing altered blood glucose. Final considerations: Verifying that most elderly diabetics Have low Therapeutic adherence, because of the that do Use of the medicinal product and there was no restriction of alcohol showing altered glycemic levels, regarding the use of cigarettes, there was no significance for uncontrolled control.
