Patient and Physician Associated Factors of Adherence to Evidence-Based Guidelines in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a chronic disease that needs a high standard of health care. Clinical practice guidelines are diabetes care that ensures regular monitoring of diabetic patients, including annual diagnostic tests.
 Objective: This study aims to review the Patient and physician-associated factors of adherence to evidence-based guidelines in Diabetes mellitus type 2
 Methods: studies in this review article were obtained by online research through scientific websites, including the PubMed database and Google scholar. The search process included using several keywords; the keywords used were "physicians, patients, adherence, factors, diabetes, guidelines." We have reviewed the studies that were published between 2015 and 2020. We excluded all the articles before 2015.
 Conclusion: adherence of physicians with evidence-based guidelines of DM2 was associated with lack of knowledge, patients' compliance, advanced co-morbidities, and geriatric patients. While the patients' adherence was related to patient education, knowledge, ability and behavior, patient preferences, and the relationship between the physician and the diabetic patient.
 Keywords: diabetes mellitus, physicians, patients, adherence, factors, Diabetes, guidelines.