Exploring patient's perspective of barriers to diabetic medication adherence in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, using the social determinants of health model.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is usually associated with long-term macrovascular and microvascular complications that negatively impact the patient's quality of life and add economic burden to the healthcare system. Understanding patients' perspectives on medication nonadherence is essential for planning the appropriate methods and strategies to improve medication adherence among patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

Aim: Therefore, this study aims to explore patients' perceptions of the barriers to medication adherence through the Social Health determinants framework.

Barriers and Attitudes of Primary Healthcare Physicians to Insulin Initiation and Intensification in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is a country with high prevalence of diabetes, uncontrolled diabetes, and diabetes-related complications. Poor glycemic control is multifactorial and could be explained in part by physician and patient reluctance toward insulin or insulin inertia. This study aimed to address physician barriers toward insulin therapy in primary care settings.