ABSTRACT
High levels of noncompliance of some patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) are still being found. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of public counseling and booklet handouts to increase compliance of patients with type 2 DM. This study was a prospective quasi-experimental pretest–posttest study. The glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test was conducted and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) questionnaire was administered before and 12 weeks after intervention. The interventions were public counseling and educational booklets, which were made thrice during the study period. The study was conducted at Makasar and Kebon Pala primary healthcare centers in East Jakarta. Among 30 respondents with type 2 DM who completed the interventions, 63.3% of patients had HbA1C level > 7% and 53.4% had a MMAS-8 score > 2, which was considered as low compliance. However, after the interventions, the percentages declined significantly (p < 0.05) to 23.3% and 33.3%, respectively. In conclusion, the public counseling and booklet handouts were effective to improve the compliance of patients with type 2 DM.
