ArticlePatient preference and adherence2021
The Impact of Treatment Adherence on Quality of Life Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients - Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Investigating the role of health literacy, resilience, and adherence to treatment in predicting quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
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- Poorer Quality of Life Outcomes Are Associated with Higher Levels of Stress, Lower Levels of Resilience, and Poorer Adjustment to Cancer in Outpatients Receiving Chemotherapy.Seminars in oncology nursing · 2025Article
- The influence of medication adherence on Medicare Star Ratings: A decade-long analysis of health plan performance.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2025Article
- Impact of Online Diabetes Education Counseling on Treatment adherence and Quality of Life of Type-II Diabetics.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Association Between Quality of Life and Drug Adherence Among Patients With Diabetes in India.Cureus · 2024Article
- 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
- Oral Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical-Metabolic Outcomes and Quality of Life in Real-World Practice.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Improving Adherence and Reducing Health Care Costs Through Blister-Packaging: An Economic Model for a Commercially Insured Health Plan.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2024Article
- Guideline Development for Medical Device Technology: Issues for Consideration.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Article
- Hirsutism is associated with increased hospitalization for mental health disorders.Archives of dermatological research · 2023Article
- Illness perception, health literacy, self-efficacy, adherence and quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication - a longitudinal cohort study.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a new non-disease-specific survey tool to assess self-reported adherence to medication.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimThe current study was conducted to assess the factors contributing to treatment adherence and its impact on the quality of life (QoL) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2020 to March 2020 among T2DM patients. The data was collected from T2DM out-patient clinics. The participants were recruited by using a simple random sampling method. To assess the association of demographics with the level of adherence, binary logistics regression analysis was applied. Moreover, the Mann-Whitney
resultsA total of 384 patients participated in this study. Amongst them, 60.2% were male and 39.8% were female. Low adherence was seen in illiterate patients and patients older than 40 years. The results showed that good QoL in T2DM patients was significantly associated with treatment adherence (p= 0.004).
conclusionThe finding of the current study showed that the non-adherence prevailed in illiterate strata of the study population and the medication adherence significantly affects the QoL in T2DM patients. These findings suggest that health regulatory agencies should focus on implementing disease-education interventions for improving the adherence to medications in patients with long-term conditions.
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