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Abstract
Medication non adherence has a high prevalence in diabetic patients due
to presence of certain risk factors as low income, low educational level, long
duration of Diabetes, use of insulin and it is responsible for severity of micro
vascular complications.
MGL adherence scale is simple questionnaire which we used to identify
state of medication adherence among diabetic patients.
The aim of our study was to identify the state of medication adherence
among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to identify factors associated
with medication adherence in this population and its relation to microvascular
complications.
The study was designed as cross-sectional study conducted on 570
diabetic patients using a structured questionnaire for face-to-face interview at
endocrinology outpatient clinics and inpatient wards at Menoufia university
hospitals in the period between December 2018 and December 2020.
The study showed comparison between two groups:-
group I= Patients with low and moderate medicine adherence
group II=Patients with high medicine adherence
All patients were subjected to the following:
- Full history: Socio-demographic characteristics and Medical history
including: duration of diabetes, antidiabetic medication, other diseases
like hypertension cardiovascular diseases renal or hepatic diseases and
drug history.
- Complete physical examination: Weight, height, Body Mass index
(BMI), Waist Circumference, hip circumference waist to hip ratio, blood
pressure, pulse and examination of peripheral neuropathy.