Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on diabetes patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on diabetes patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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DOI:
10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.051
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发表时间:
2020-09-01
影响因子:
10
通讯作者:
Ghandoura, Lama
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作者:
Alshareef, Reem;Al Zahrani, Abdullah;Ghandoura, Lama
Saudi Arabia, in terms of their compliance with medication intake and lifestyle habits, and quality of life.Methods: In this cross-sectional, qualitative prospective study, a questionnaire was administered over the telephone to diabetes patients who had attended National Guard primary care centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The survey included questions on demographic data, type of diabetes, medications used, comorbidities, medication compliance, and daily habits before and after the lockdown, and those assessing patients' psychological parameters during the past month by using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Data analysis was performed using SPSS program version 26.Results: Totally, 394 patients participated. All of them had type 2 diabetes, and 37.6% had only one comorbidity. Antidiabetic monotherapy was used in 76.4% of the patients, while combination therapy was used in 23.6%. The compliance score before the lockdown was significantly higher (18.49 +/- 3.05) than that after it (17.40 +/- 3.25) (p-value