| Autor: |
Abhilash P, Delisha Josvita Dsouza, Sradha S, Nandakumar UP, Shuaib Ahmed MA, Reshma Kolar, Sharad Chand |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100163- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-9706 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.deman.2023.100163 |
| Popis: |
Aims: The present study was conducted to assess the level of medication adherence and factors affecting adherence among Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out among T2DM patients who were presented to the outpatient department of general medicine. A well-designed data collection form was used to gather information pertaining to various socio-demographic and medical variables. A previously validated and translated 8-item self-reported questionnaire was used to assess the level of medication adherence. Data was analysed using SPSS Version 29.0. Results: Among the total 369 subjects enrolled, a majority were found to be males, and the mean age of the population was observed as 56.84 ± 11.32. A total of 125 (33.8%) subjects were found to be within the category of high adherence, 161 (43.6%) subjects were found to have moderate level of adherence and 83 (22.4%) had low level of adherence. On analysis, various medical variables were found to have a statistically significant association with medication adherence. Conclusion: The findings of the present study would form the basis for all the future implications including education intervention programmes to improve the level of adherence towards anti-diabetic medications, which ultimately results in better health outcomes. |
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