ArticleMateria socio-medica2016
ADHERENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS IN NORTHERN GREECE.
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- Association between medication adherence and health-related quality of life among type 2 diabetic adults in Mexico.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Treatment Adherence and Quality of Life Among Elderly Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Registered in the Community.Cureus · 2024Article
- Guideline Development for Medical Device Technology: Issues for Consideration.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Article
- Association between medication adherence and health-related quality of life of patients with diabetes.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2022Article
- Assessing forgetfulness and polypharmacy and their impact on health-related quality of life among patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Medication adherence status among patients with neurological conditions and its association with quality of life.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2021Article
- Health-related quality of life in patients with non-communicable disease: study protocol of a cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Influence of Supervised Disease Understanding and Diabetes Self-Management on Adherence to Oral Glucose-Lowering Treatment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionAdherence as a concept includes various types of health-related behavior. Better medical adherence leads to improved disease control and fewer diabetes-related complications. Quality of life and medication adherence are interrelated. Patients with diabetes who adhere to their treatment can experience an improvement in quality of life and vice versa.
aimTo assess treatment adherence in patients with type II diabetes, as well as the connection between adherence and quality of life. METHODOLOGY: A descriptive non-experimental study was conducted in a provincial hospital in Northern Greece. The sample examined was a convenience sample consisting of 108 patients with type II diabetes mellitus. They completed the "Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire" and SF-36 "Quality of Life Questionnaire".
resultsParticipants demonstrated good adherence to diet and blood test / blood glucose test routines, but did not experience high levels of quality of life. The type of treatment affected the adherence to blood tests with a statistically significant difference (p=0,000). Also, marital status affected mental health with a statistically significant difference (p=0,032). The adherence sub scales are correlated with the all domains of quality of life.
conclusionsAccording to our findings, it is important to plan interventions to enhance adherence to other types of treatment and to help patients to further improve their quality of life.
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