adherence to hypoglycemic medication among insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes

Adherence to Hypoglycemic Medication among Insulin-Treated Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Adherence to Hypoglycemic Medication among Insulin-Treated Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Medication Adherence and its Related Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Background: One of the public health challenges in the worldwide is diabetes, and adherence to treatment is crucial. Adherence to treatment can help reduce the complications of the disease. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the status of adherence to treatment among patients with type 2 diabetes in Khorramabad. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 392 men and wom...

Adherence to oral hypoglycemic medication among patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia

INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a chronic progressive disease characterized by numerous health complications. Medication adherence is an important determinant of therapeutic outcome. The objective of this study was to assess hypoglycemic medication adherence. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional web-based study. The eight-item Morisky medication adherence scale was us...

Polypharmacy and medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes.

OBJECTIVE To determine medication adherence and predictors of suboptimal adherence in a community cohort of patients with diabetes and to test the hypothesis that adherence decreases with increased number of medicines prescribed. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 128 randomly selected patients with type 2 diabetes from a single community health center responded to a pharmacist-administer...

Medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at primary health clinics in Malaysia

PURPOSE Diabetes mellitus is a growing global health problem that affects patients of all ages. Even though diabetes mellitus is recognized as a major chronic illness, adherence to antidiabetic medicines has often been found to be unsatisfactory. This study was conducted to assess adherence to medications and to identify factors that are associated with nonadherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus ...