Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients
Objectives: Adherence to prescribed medications is a key dimen-sion of healthcare quality. Poor medication adherence might be a significant barrier to achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This study aimed to compare the adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes by...
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| author | Habibeh Ahmadipour Ziba Farajzadegan Ali Kachoei Azar Pirdehghan |
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| description | Objectives: Adherence to prescribed medications is a key dimen-sion of healthcare quality. Poor medication adherence might be a significant barrier to achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This study aimed to compare the adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes by using two methods of completing diary checklist and collecting drug shells.
Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in Isfahan Diabetes Institute. A number of 100 type 2-diabetic patients were selected through systematic sampling method and then were ran-domly allocated to two groups of equal number. Each group was invited to attend our 12-week educational program. We asked one group to complete diary checklist about how they took their drugs during the study period. The other group was asked to col-lect the shells of oral hypoglycemic agents after taking in a pocket. Medication adherence ratio was calculated for both groups.
Results: Overall, 87 patients completed the study, of which 30 cases (34.5%) were in the check list group and 57 (65.5%) in the reference group. In the check list group, the adherence ratio was good in 96.7% and moderate in 3.3%, with no case of poor adherence. In the reference group, the corresponding figures were 55.2%, %6.9 and 37.9%, respectively (p<0.05 between groups).
Conclusions: Although the adherence ratio was greater than 80% in both groups, it was significantly higher in the check list group. Therefore, we suggest that by increasing adherence to prescribed medications, diary checklist can be an effective method of secon-dary prevention of chronic diseases, as diabetes mellitus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9359530175624e308a051a85e1809fa62022-12-22T03:09:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine2008-78022008-82132010-01-01115055Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patientsHabibeh AhmadipourZiba FarajzadeganAli KachoeiAzar PirdehghanObjectives: Adherence to prescribed medications is a key dimen-sion of healthcare quality. Poor medication adherence might be a significant barrier to achievement of positive clinical outcomes. This study aimed to compare the adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes by using two methods of completing diary checklist and collecting drug shells. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in Isfahan Diabetes Institute. A number of 100 type 2-diabetic patients were selected through systematic sampling method and then were ran-domly allocated to two groups of equal number. Each group was invited to attend our 12-week educational program. We asked one group to complete diary checklist about how they took their drugs during the study period. The other group was asked to col-lect the shells of oral hypoglycemic agents after taking in a pocket. Medication adherence ratio was calculated for both groups. Results: Overall, 87 patients completed the study, of which 30 cases (34.5%) were in the check list group and 57 (65.5%) in the reference group. In the check list group, the adherence ratio was good in 96.7% and moderate in 3.3%, with no case of poor adherence. In the reference group, the corresponding figures were 55.2%, %6.9 and 37.9%, respectively (p<0.05 between groups). Conclusions: Although the adherence ratio was greater than 80% in both groups, it was significantly higher in the check list group. Therefore, we suggest that by increasing adherence to prescribed medications, diary checklist can be an effective method of secon-dary prevention of chronic diseases, as diabetes mellitus.http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2010;volume=1;issue=1;spage=50;epage=55;aulast=AhmadipourDiabetes; Adherence; Prevention; Complication |
| spellingShingle | Habibeh Ahmadipour Ziba Farajzadegan Ali Kachoei Azar Pirdehghan Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients International Journal of Preventive Medicine Diabetes; Adherence; Prevention; Complication |
| title | Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients |
| title_full | Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients |
| title_fullStr | Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients |
| title_short | Secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients |
| title_sort | secondary prevention by enhancing adherence in diabetic patients |
| topic | Diabetes; Adherence; Prevention; Complication |
| url | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2010;volume=1;issue=1;spage=50;epage=55;aulast=Ahmadipour |
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