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Ethnic disparities in medication adherence? A systematic review examining the association between ethnicity and antidiabetic medication adherence.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Realist review: understanding the challenges of medicine optimisation among older people from ethnic minority communities with polypharmacy in primary care.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Implementing and Delivering Culturally Centred Pharmacy Services Tailored to Ethnically Minoritised Populations: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of the initial combination approach vs initial monotherapy approach on 1-year trajectories of adherence in drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2026Article
- Assessment of drug-related problems and associated factors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Dailekh, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of Digital Therapeutics Intervention in Oral Anticoagulation Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2026Article
- Ethnic differences in the comparative effectiveness of second-line type 2 diabetes medications in preventing cardiovascular disease.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
- Treatment Adherence and Persistence of Anti-Fibrotic Drugs in Real Life in Greece.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic differences in discontinuation of high-risk medications: a retrospective cohort study.npj aging · 2025Article
- The Role of Religiosity on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Non-adherence to Antihypertensive Medications.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity in the development of diabetes-related complications: narrative review of the roles of ancestry and geographical determinants.Diabetologia · 2025Review
- Health Systems and Self-Reported Medication Adherence in Patients with Hypertension: A cross-sectional comparison of Jamaica and Colombia.Research square · 2025Article
- Future of diabetic foot risk: Unveiling predictive continuous glucose monitoring biomarkers.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Understanding contraceptive switching rationales from real world clinical notes using large language models.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Discordant Medication Beliefs in Black Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Diabetes.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Baseline clinical and biochemical profiles of type 2 diabetes patients enrolled in a lifestyle management program in India, a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Pharmacoequity measurement framework: A tool to reduce health disparities.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2025Article
- Region of Birth Differences in Medication Adherence among Patients with Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack.Neuroepidemiology · 2025Observational
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- Characteristics associated with perceived level of confidence managing diabetes among United States adults with diabetes: A retrospective cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Priorities for health outcomes in glaucoma in an ethnically diverse UK cohort: an observational study.BMJ open · 2024Observational
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Abstract
objectivesAdherence to prescribed medication is an essential component of diabetes management to obtain optimal outcomes. Understanding the relationship between medication adherence and ethnicity is key to optimising treatment for all people with different chronic illnesses, including those with diabetes. The aim of this review is to examine whether the adherence to antidiabetic medications differed by ethnicity among people with diabetes.
methodsA systematic review was conducted of studies reporting adherence to antidiabetic medication amongst people from different ethnic groups. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched from their inception to June 2022 for quantitative studies with a specific focus on studies assessing adherence to antidiabetic medications (PROSPERO: CRD42021278392). The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist and a second checklist designed for studies using retrospective databases were used to assess study quality. A narrative synthesis approach was used to summarize the results based on the medication adherence measures.
resultsOf 17,410 citations screened, 41 studies that included observational retrospective database research and cross-sectional studies were selected, each of which involved diverse ethnic groups from different settings. This review identified a difference in the adherence to antidiabetic medications by ethnicity in 38 studies, despite adjustment for several confounding variables that may otherwise explain these differences.
conclusionThis review revealed that adherence to antidiabetic medication differed by ethnicity. Further research is needed to explore the ethnicity-related factors that may provide an explanation for these disparities.
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