Caregiver-patient relationship, coping strategies, andtherapeutic compliance in type ii diabetics undergoingfollow-up care at the abidjan diabetes center

Diabetes is a chronic disease that is often associated with disability and the threat of serious complications. It requires lifelong treatment or treatment over many years. This indefinite duration of treatment could increase the rate of non-adherence to treatment for this disease and lead to difficulties in adaptation among diabetic patients. It is therefore essential to take this adaptive dimension into account and to emphasize holistic care for diabetic patients. This study examines the relationship between coping strategies, the caregiver-patient relationship, and treatment adherence in type 2 diabetic patients in Abidjan. Data were collected using the overall adherence score developed by Duvert and Gonnet (2014), the French adaptation of the W.C.C-R (Ways of Coping Checklist) by Cousson-Gélieand al. (1996) and the experimental Doctor-Patient Communication Scale (CMM-13) by Gibert and Kernou (2014) from 133 participants aged between 24 and 78. The results indicate a relationship between coping strategies and therapeutic compliance on the one hand, and reveal a significant link between coping strategies and therapeutic compliance on the other.