Objectives. This study sought to understand differences across racial groups in diabetes
patients' medication-related beliefs and adherence problems due to cost concerns …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to determine how patients' beliefs about
antihyperglycemic and antihypertensive medications relate to medication underuse and …

OBJECTIVE—To examine racial/ethnic and economic variation in cost-related medication
underuse among insured adults with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We …

Background: The objectives of this study are to describe the illness perceptions and
medication beliefs of minority women with diabetes and to examine if these beliefs have an …

OBJECTIVE In the face of financial constraints, diabetic patients may forgo prescribed
medications, causing negative health effects. This study examined how cost and noncost …

Objective: Under 50% of type 2 diabetic patients achieve the recommended glycemic
control. One barrier to glycemic control is patients' cost-related nonadherence to …

Objective: High rates of medication nonadherence observed in disadvantaged populations
are often attributed to socioeconomic factors. Little is known, however, about how a person's …

OBJECTIVE—To evaluate ethnic differences in medication concerns (eg, side effects and
costs) that may contribute to ethnic differences in the adoption of and adherence to type 2 …

The purpose of this paper was to explore the lack of medication adherence in the African
American patient community. The paper will address myths that many African American …

BACKGROUND Nonadherence to prescription drugs results in poorer control of chronic
health conditions. Because of significant racial/ethnic disparities in the control of many …