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ArticleAfrican health sciences2015

Medication adherence in type 2 diabetes patients: study of patients in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos, Nigeria.

Olufunsho Awodele, Jemeela A Osuolale

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Article in African health sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Olufunsho AwodeleDepartment of Pharmacology, Therapeutics & Toxicology, College of Medicine, PMB 12003, Idi Araba, University of Lagos, Lagos-Nigeria.
Jemeela A OsuolaleDepartment of Pharmacy, Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos-Nigeria.
Lagos State Health Service Commission · NGUniversity of Lagos · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoor adherence is an obstacle in therapeutic control of diabetes. Despite the advances in the treatment of diabetes mellitus over the years, diabetes places an immense burden on the individuals living with the condition, their families and the overall health care system.

objectiveEvaluation of the impact of medication adherence on the clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients at Alimosho general hospital, Igando Lagos state.

methodThe medication adherence study was both descriptive (retrospective) and prospective. The retrospective study assessed the prevalence of medication non-adherence leading to poor glycemic control. This involved the review of case notes of one-hundred and fifty two randomly selected patients. Prospective study was done by counselling and educating the patients on medication adherence and assessing their medication adherence and the impact of medication adherence on glycemic control.

resultsThe proportions of females/males with type 2 DM was found to be 69% and 31% respectively. 51.32% of these patients viewed their medications to be unaffordable. 56.6% of the patient population were 61 years and above in age. There was a significant relationship between patient age, gender and adherence to medication. There was however no significant P ≥ 0.05 association between educational level and adherence. Health education and counselling resulted in adherence rate and clinical parameters improvements.

conclusionNon-adherence is a major factor that could lead to morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. The overall improvement in adherence rate of 86.8% was observed with a decline in non- adherence rate after interventions.

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Drug MonitoringHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultAged, 80 and overBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Care SurveysHospitals, GeneralHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinadherenceDiabetes type 2glycemic levelhealth education and counselling

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PMID26124798
PMCPMC4480454
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