background: despite the effectiveness of drug therapy in diabetes management high rates of poor adherence persist. the purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing the medication adherence and dietary regiment in type2 diabetic patients. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted on 300 type2 diabetic patients referred to general internal medicine clinic, yazd shohdaye ...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the level of drug adherence among hypertensive outpatients at a tertiary hospital in Zimbabwe. Specific objectives included measurement of blood pressure (BP) control achievement, estimating prevalence of drug adherence behavior, and establishing the association between drug adherence behavior and achievement of BP control. METHODS AND MATERIALS An analytic ...

This cross-sectional and quantitative study aimed to evaluate the adherence to drug treatment of the people with diabetes mellitus and its relation to clinical, treatment and metabolic control variables. Sample consisted of 162 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus on follow-up outpatient care. The Measure of Treatment Adherence and consultation to the participants' medical records were used for...

BACKGROUND Sub-optimal adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among injection drug users (IDUs) is a significant concern. As such, there is an urgent need to identify psychosocial determinants of adherence that can be incorporated into interventions designed to promote optimal adherence. OBJECTIVE To identify psychosocial determinants of adherence to HAART, as well as self-...

Sir—Duong et al. [1] have shown that patient self-report, together with determination of plasma drug levels and biological markers, has positive value in the assessment of adherence to antiretroviral therapy and its relationship to the attainment of virologic response. We have also studied the usefulness of patient self-report for first-line measurement of adherence to treatment in a group of C...

AIM To measure drug adherence in children with mild asthma receiving long term prophylactic treatment. METHODS Double blind randomised placebo controlled trial. Patients received inhaled budesonide 100 microg or 200 microg daily, or placebo for 27 months. All participants were asked to inhale medication or placebo from two different Turbuhalers (morning and evening) during the study. A total ...

OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence of drug non-adherence among Chinese elderly people and its associated risk factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Medical and Geriatrics specialist out-patient clinic in a regional hospital. PATIENTS Elderly patients (> or =65 years) with chronic diseases requiring regular medications were selected by systematic sampling. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES...

Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine prescription pattern and adherence Beers Criteria 2019 also evaluate reasons for non-adherence ways promote among geriatric patients. Methods: Retrospective as well prospective data were collected using a predesigned form. A total 268 patients aged 60 years above involved in study. prescriptions analyzed appropriateness AGS 8-Item M...