Medication Bias During the Hospital-to-Family Transition Among Young and Middle-Aged Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study

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Table 1 Demographic and Sociological Data of the Respondents

Numbering	Gender	Marital Status	Educational Level	Age (Years)	Course of Disease (Years)	Career	Number of Drugs	Payment Method	Living Style
N1	Female	Married	Senior Middle School	36	5.5	Workman	2	Self-Pay	Live Alone
N2	Male	Widowed	Technical Secondary School	57	8	Driver	3	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N3	Female	Married	Junior High School	41	7	Unemployed	2	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N4	Male	Married	Undergraduate	44	4.5	Clerk	1	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N5	Female	Unmarried	Undergraduate	32	2.3	Saller	3	Medical Insurance	Live Alone
N6	Male	Married	Senior Middle School	50	8	Self-employed	2	Medical Insurance	Live Alone
N7	Male	Unmarried	Master	29	3	Student	4	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N8	Female	Married	Senior Middle School	36	6.4	Clerk	2	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N9	Female	Married	Undergraduate	45	4	Designer	1	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N10	Male	Married	Junior High School	43	5.6	Driver	3	Self-Pay	Cohabitation
N11	Female	Married	Undergraduate	39	3.8	Accountant	3	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N12	Male	Married	Undergraduate	40	2	Saller	2	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N13	Male	Divorced	Undergraduate	42	5.8	Self-employed	2	Medical Insurance	Cohabitation
N14	Male	Married	Junior High School	49	9	Workman	1	Medical Insurance	Live Alone
N15	Female	Unmarried	Undergraduate	27	2.4	Teacher	3	Medical Insurance	Live Alone

Table 2 Status of Medication Deviation in Young and Middle-Aged Patients

Type of Deviation	Frequency	Medication Situation
Increased Frequency	8	Hypoglycemic Drugs
Decreased Frequency	38	Hypoglycemic Drugs
Missed Medication	49	Hypoglycemic Drugs + Insulin
Irregular Medication	3	Hypoglycemic Drugs + Insulin
Dose Increase	10	Hypoglycemic Drug + Insulin + Lipid-lowering Drug
Dose Reduction	18	Hypoglycemic Drugs
Method Error	6	Hypoglycemic Drugs
Drug Substitution	2	Hypoglycemic Drug + Insulin + Lipid-lowering Drug
Time Error	9	Hypoglycemic Drugs
Reduction in Variety	7	Hypoglycemic Drugs + Insulin
The Variety Increases	6	Hypoglycemic Drugs
Repeated Medication	2	Hypoglycemic Drugs + Insulin