Faiza Kamal, Rozina Arshad, Bilal Bin Younis, Sarfraz Ahmad Khan, Rashid Ahmed, Mariam Sheikh, Muhammad Ahmad.
Clinic Follow-up Compliance of Persons with Type 1 Diabetes in Tertiary Care Hospital.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;13(4):209-12.

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the compliance with clinic follow up in people with type I diabetes mellitus and its relation with their glycemic control. Methods: Total of 97 subjects with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus were included in this cross sectional study. In addition to the scheduled follow up, the patients were telephonically called by the clinic reception to make an additional appointment. We compared the glycemic control amongst the clinic follow up compliant and non-compliant group. To data was analyzed on SPSS 18.0 version. Results: Out of 97 subjects, 48 (49.5%) were male and 49 (50.5%) were female. The mean age of subjects was 17.03+-6.54 years. Mean duration of diabetes was 4.61+-5.2 years. Mean hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) was 10.59+-3.09%. There was a significant difference in glycemic control of subjects who were compliant towards clinic follow up as compared to those who were non-compliant. The turn up of people with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus who were asked for an additional appointment, was only 15%. Conclusion: It was concluded that there was a strong relation between compliance towards follow up visit and the glycemic control. It was also observed that majority of the subjects with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus responded to the phone calls however did not turn up.

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