SynthesisJournal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies2022
Medication Adherence of Persons with Type 2 Diabetes in Malaysia: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The effect of USM-IAM-based counselling vs standard counselling on insulin adherence, FBS and HbA1c among patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): a randomised controlled trial.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Trial
- Medication reminder use and medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions in a Malaysian teaching hospital.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Social support and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes: unraveling the sequential mediating pathways of empowerment and health literacy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Metaphoric medicine: A retrospective clinical audit of glycaemic outcomes associated with an analogy-based consultation framework for insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2026Article
- Non-adherence to anti diabetic medication and associated factors in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Non-adherence to Anti-diabetic Prescriptions Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.Cureus · 2024Article
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Malay Version of the Malaysia Medication Adherence Assessment Tool (MyMAAT) Among Patients with Chronic Medications.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Impact of Attendance to a Pharmacist-Managed Medication Adherence Clinic on Glycemic Control and Risk Factors for Non-Completion Among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Selangor, Malaysia.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2024Article
- The Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Medication Literacy and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Prognostic Factor of Lower Limb Amputation among Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients in North-East Peninsular Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective: This is a scoping review of Malaysian scientific studies on medication adherence among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methodology: We conducted a bibliographic search of PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar using the following keywords: "medication adherence," "drug compliance," "DMTAC" and "Malaysia." The search covered all publications up to 31 December 2021. Eligible articles were original studies conducted in Malaysia that measured or quantified medication adherence among persons with T2DM. Results: We identified 64 eligible studies published between 2008 to 2021. Most studies included patients with T2DM in ambulatory facilities. Five studies were qualitative research. The quantitative research publications included clinical trials, and cross-sectional, validation, retrospective and prospective cohort studies. Thirty-eight studies used medication adherence scales. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8, used in 20 studies) and Malaysian Medication Adherence Scale (MALMAS, used in 6 studies) were the most commonly used tools. There were 6 validation studies with 4 medication adherence scales. A meta-analysis of 10 studies using MMAS-8 or MALMAS revealed that the pooled prevalence of low medication adherence is 34.2% (95% CI: 27.4 to 41.2, random effects model). Eighteen publications evaluated various aspects of the Diabetes Medication Therapy Adherence Clinics (DMTAC). Conclusion: This scoping review documented extensive research on medication adherence among persons with diabetes in Malaysia. The quantitative meta-analysis showed a pooled low medication adherence rate.
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