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ArticleDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2016

Comparison between adherence assessments and blood glucose monitoring measures to predict glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.

Gabriela Heiden Telo, Martina Schaan de Souza, Thais Stürmer Andrade, Beatriz D'Agord Schaan

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Article in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Videoconferencing for Teens With Diabetes: Family Matters.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2016
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Gabriela Heiden TeloInternal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2350, Porto Alegre, CEP 90035-903 Brazil.
Martina Schaan de SouzaInternal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2350, Porto Alegre, CEP 90035-903 Brazil.
Thais Stürmer AndradeInternal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2350, Porto Alegre, CEP 90035-903 Brazil.
Beatriz D'Agord SchaanInternal Medicine Department, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2350, Porto Alegre, CEP 90035-903 Brazil ; Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdherence to treatment has been defined as the degree to which a patient's behavior corresponds to medical or health advice; however, the most appropriate method to evaluate adherence to diabetes care has yet to be identified. We conducted analyses to compare adherence assessments and blood glucose monitoring measures with regard to their ability to predict glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes.

methodsWe analyzed four instruments to evaluate adherence: Self-Care Inventory-Revised, a self-administered survey; Diabetes Self-Monitoring Profile (DSMP), administered by trained researchers; a categorical (yes/no/sometimes) adherence self-evaluation; and a continuous (0-100) adherence self-evaluation. Blood glucose monitoring frequency was evaluated by self-report, diary, and meter download.

resultsParticipants (n = 82) were aged 39.0 ± 13.1 years with a mean diabetes duration of 21.2 ± 11.1 years; 27 % monitored blood glucose >4 times/day. The DSMP score was the strongest predictor of glycemic control (r = -0.32, P = 0.004) among adherence assessments, while blood glucose monitoring frequency assessed by meter download was the strongest predictor among blood glucose monitoring measures (r = -40, P < 0.001). All the self-report assessments had a significant but weak correlation with glycemic control (r ≤ 0.28, P ≤ 0.02). The final adjusted model identified the assessment of blood glucose monitoring frequency by meter download as the most robust predictor of HbA1c (estimate effect size = -0.58, P = 0.003).

conclusionsIn efforts to evaluate adherence, blood glucose monitoring frequency assessed by meter download has the strongest relationship with glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes.

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Blood glucose monitoringDiabetes mellitus, type 1Medication adherence

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PMID27478510
PMCPMC4966590
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