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Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care

Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2011

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Main Author: Booysen, B. L.
Other Authors: Schlemmer, Arina
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Published: Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch 2015
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97221 Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care Booysen, B. L. Schlemmer, Arina University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Diabetes -- Care -- Non-adherence Diabetes -- Treatment -- South Africa -- Western Cape Diabetes -- Care -- South Africa -- Western Cape Diabetes clinics -- South Africa -- Western Cape Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2011 Background: Adherence to diabetes care is an issue of concern at Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre (BLCHC) as it results in so many diabetes patients ending up with complications that could have been avoided. Aim: To explore the reasons for people with diabetes in the Bishop Lavis area being non-adherent to diabetes care. Method: A qualitative study was undertaken. Three focus groups were held and seven in-depth interviews were conducted. The framework method was used to analyze the data. Findings: The main findings in this study was consistent with many of previous studies done on adherence, i.e. patient barriers, disease and drug regime barriers and doctor-patient relationship barriers.11 However, in this poverty-stricken area these participants also face other constraints that influence their compliance behaviour. These include 1.over-burdened public healthcare facilities, 2.insufficient education, 3.poor support structures, 4.infrastructure which is not wheelchair-friendly, 5.unsafe communities, 6.low income and unemployment. Conclusion: Non-adherence is a topic that has been widely researched over the last couple of years and it appears that the reasons are mostly consistent. However, in poverty-stricken areas it seems as if over-burdened public health services and social problems are the main reasons that need to be addressed. It is thus with great anticipation that we await the NHI plan of the government that will be rolled out as from 2012 to see whether it will better the health care services to the poor. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen Afrikaanse opsomming geskikbaar nie 2015-07-23T05:16:55Z 2015-07-23T05:16:55Z 2015-07-23 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97221 en_ZA University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
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Diabetes -- Treatment -- South Africa -- Western Cape
Diabetes -- Care -- South Africa -- Western Cape
Diabetes clinics -- South Africa -- Western Cape
Booysen, B. L.
Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
title Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
title_full Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
title_fullStr Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
title_full_unstemmed Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
title_short Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
title_sort reasons for diabetes patients attending bishop lavis community health centre being non adherent to diabetes care
topic Diabetes -- Care -- Non-adherence
Diabetes -- Treatment -- South Africa -- Western Cape
Diabetes -- Care -- South Africa -- Western Cape
Diabetes clinics -- South Africa -- Western Cape
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97221
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