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September 10, 2025American Journal of Therapeutics

Barriers to Effective Self-Care Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Real-life Experience From a Developing Country

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EKEmirjona KiçajASAurela SaliajRÇRudina Çerçizaj

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals challenges to self-care and treatment adherence in newly diagnosed patients, highlighting social and psychological factors.

Key Points

  • Self-care challenges impact treatment adherence in newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes, limiting effective management.
  • Physical limitations such as joint pain affected over 62% of participants aged 60 and above in the study.
  • High medication costs and lack of family support remain significant barriers, as only 26.7% received strong encouragement.
  • Psychological impacts, including anxiety regarding complications, affected 33% of participants, necessitating targeted educational interventions.

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Kiçaj et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23cf6b210217d6478be80https://doi.org/10.1097/mjt.0000000000002012
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