COMPLIANCE OF EXERCISE AND DIETARY THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS AFTER EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALIZATION

• Published in: Japanese Journal of National Medical Services Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 136 - 143
• Main Authors: TANAKA, Tsuyoshi, OMOTO, Yasuhiro, ISSIKI, Noriyuki, IBATA, Hidenori, MISAKI, Moriharu, TSUJI, Misa, KATO, Shigeki, SHINTANI, Uichiro, KITAMURA, Masami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society of National Medical Services 2000; 一般社団法人 国立医療学会
• Subjects: diabetes mellitus; dietary management; educational admission; exercise management; 教育入院; 糖尿病; 運動療法; 食事療法
• ISSN: 0021-1699; 1884-8729
• DOI: 10.11261/iryo1946.54.136

In order to evaluate the response to diabetic education in our hospital, information was collected from patients with diabetes mellitus who had been admitted for diabetic education from 1991 to 1996. We used questionnaires focusing on dietary and exercise compliance on outpatient basis. The results indicated that only fifteen and twenty eight percent of patients followed the doctor's instructions on dietary and exercise therapy, respectively. Nearly sixty percent of patients who could not bear dietary and exercise therapy gave up following the doctor's instructions within half year after discharge. The results of questionnaires and the data of medical records were investigated to clarify the cause of discontinuation of the dietary and exercise therapy. The results showed up the need for more motivation and guidance for diabetic education.