Relationship between Satisfaction with Diabetes Treatment and Glycemic Control in Patients of Legal Age

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate satisfaction with diabetes treatment and its association with glycemic control in patients attending a metabolic control module (Diabetimss). Methods: analytical cross-sectional study. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (dm2) over eighteen years enrolled in the Diabetimss program of the Regional General Hospital with Family Medicine Unit (hgr/mf) No.1 of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (imss) participated; sampling was non-probabilistic by consecutive cases. The Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (dtsq) was used, sociodemographic aspects, as well as glycosylated hemoglobin values to determine glycemic control were investigated. Results: 125 patients were evaluated in the Diabetimss module, 44.7% of the patients under 65 years of age showed glycemic control and 95.8% were very satisfied with their diabetes treatment. 68.9% of patients older than 65 years had adequate glycemic control and 93.1% reported being very satisfied with their treatment. Bivariate analysis was performed using Fisher’s exact statistical test for both age groups and no statistical significance was obtained. An overall or of 0.04 (95% ci 0.16 - 5.76; p=0.96) was obtained between glycemic control and satisfaction with treatment. Conclusions: there was no statistically significant association between glycemic control and satisfaction with diabetes treatment. Alternative strategies should be sought to strengthen metabolic control in patients with dm2.