Investigation of the effect of disease acceptance and action status of type 2 diabetes patients receiving oral antidiabetic and insulin treatment on their compliance to treatment

Aims: This study aimed to determine the effect of disease acceptance and action status on treatment compliance in Type 2 DM patients receiving oral antidiabetic and insulin treatment. Methods: This study is a comparative cross-sectional study. A total of 122 patients, including 61 patients receiving oral antidiabetic treatment and 61 patients receiving insulin treatment, were included in this study. The data of the study were collected with the "Individual Introduction Form", "Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire", and "Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Patient Compliance Scale". Results: There is a significant and negative correlation between the total score of the Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire and the total score of the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Patient Compliance Scale (r=-0.375; p<0.05). The study observed that as the total score of the Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire increased, the total score of the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Patient Compliance Scale decreased. Conclusion: In our study, it was observed that the compliance level of type 2 DM patients using insulin or OAD was moderate, and their acceptance and action levels were above average.