Aims To determine diabetes patient's adherence to five self‐care behaviours (diet, exercise;
medication, self‐monitoring of blood glucose [SMBG] and foot care) in low‐and middle …

Background Non‐adherence to anti‐diabetic medication is an important cause of
uncontrolled blood glucose that leads to complications of diabetes. However, there is a lack …

Patient–centered care (PCC) is increasingly recognized as a key dimension of quality
healthcare, but unfortunately remains poorly implemented in practice. This paper explores …

Diabetes mellitus is a global health concern characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, and its
vascular consequences in the lower extremities pose significant challenges for individuals …

Background Treatment adherence play important roles in blood pressure control leading to
reduction in morbidity and mortality. This study therefore assessed adherence to …

Objectives: To evaluate available and desired sources and types of social-support among
hypertensive and type-2-diabetes (T2D) patients. Associations of medication adherence and …

Introduction Non-adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen in patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus is quite high. Furthermore, it has been associated with higher rates of …

Background Despite recent advances in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), patients still experience suboptimal disease control largely due …

Objectives The aims to investigate the mediating effect of intertemporal decision-making on
the association between personality traits and self-management among individuals with in …

Introduction Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess patients' perspectives on
their health status, providing opportunities to improve the quality of care. While PROMs are …