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Medication adherence may be more important than other behaviours for optimizing glycaemic control among low-income adults.
The authors sought to identify which behaviors are most important for HbA1c among low-socioeconomic status patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. They found that only medication adherence was significantly associated with lower HbA1c after adjusting for the other self-care behaviours and further adjusting for demographic and diabetes characteristics. They suggested that focused efforts to improve medication adherence among low-socioeconomic status patient populations may improve glycemic control.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Osborn CY, Mayberry LS, Kim JM .
Medication adherence may be more important than other behaviours for optimizing glycaemic control among low-income adults.
J Clin Pharm Ther 2016 Jun;41(3):256-9. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12360.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Low-Income, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research