Diabetic Patients’ Adherence to Insulin Pen in King Hussein Medical Hospital in RMS in Jordan

Diabetes mellitus is a prolonged metabolic disease that has a significant economic load on the healthcare system concomitant with direct and indirect medical expenditures, loss of efficiency, and early death. Objectives: To evaluate the adherence to insulin therapy between patients with diabetes using insulin pen comparing to traditional insulin therapy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey will be conducted, and adult consumers will be recruited. One hundred patients will be questioned during the period of 3rd January to 30th January 2022. The patient adherence questionnaire will be managed using a structured interview technique (face to face) in which the patients will be asked questions by a pharmacist and registered nurses in an internal medicine clinic, questionnaire will include demographic data, period of diabetes and type of insulin used, and questions regarding adherence to the insulin pen treatment. Results will be analyzed by using SPSS version 21. Results: One hundred patients participated in the study, and a rate of 78% expressed that they are committed to taking their insulin doses, due to the presence of the insulin pen, which made it easier for them, whether the method of use or the lightness of the pain caused by the prick of needles. Approximately (81%) of participants when asked about the method used to give insulin is simple and easy they agreed. furthermore (78%) agreed the It took less time to prepare and administer insulin using insulin pens than insulin vials. Conclusion: This result of the study gives a good impression that diabetics who use the insulin pen are well committed, but the researchers believe that the number of participants in the research does not give the correct result because the number of diabetics is high and the sample taken does not suffice.