Insights into cultural and compliance challenges in type 2 diabetes care: A qualitative study of Moroccan and Belgian patients in Belgium.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To explore factors that may contribute to a possible reduced compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with a migrant (i.e. North African) background living in a western society.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with people with T2DM both of Moroccan and Belgian origin, recruited within the diabetes clinic of the University Hospital Brussel, Belgium. Data was analysed thematically using NVivo.

Results

Participants indicated they were adequately informed about T2DM, however results show a demand for culturally tailored preventive education for Moroccan participants. Both groups generally had good knowledge of a healthy lifestyle and what is expected after diagnosis, but considered maintaining healthy lifestyle and correct medication adherence,

SUBMITTER: Six S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563466 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature