Patient Engagement in Treatment and its Determinants among Rural Indian Adults with Hypertension and Diabetes
Udita Singh, Anand Krishnan, Mohan Lal Bairwa, Baridalyne Nongkynrih · 2026
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Udita Singh and co-authors measure how involved rural Indian patients feel in managing their own long-term care. Their 2026 study covers three hundred adults with diabetes, high blood pressure, or both, drawn from twenty villages in Faridabad district, Haryana.
Patients rated their care on a twenty-item scale covering activation, decision support, goal setting, problem solving, and follow-up. The average score sat low, at about two of five, with follow-up and activation the weakest parts. Literate patients and the better-off scored higher. Laborers, farm workers, and those in caste-based trades scored lower than the unemployed. The authors tie weak engagement to low literacy and low status, and urge clinics to close that gap.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Udita Singh, Anand Krishnan, Mohan Lal Bairwa, Baridalyne Nongkynrih |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |