Influence of race, ethnicity and social determinants of health on diabetes outcomes

RJ Walker, JS Williams, LE Egede - The American journal of the medical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background There is strong evidence that race, ethnicity and social determinants of health
significantly influence outcomes for patients with diabetes. A better understanding of the …

Medication adherence with diabetes medication: a systematic review of the literature

K Capoccia, PS Odegard… - The Diabetes Educator, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The primary purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize the evidence
regarding risk factors associated with nonadherence to prescribed glucose-lowering agents …

Diabetes related knowledge, self-care behaviours and adherence to medications among diabetic patients in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

T Kassahun, H Gesesew, L Mwanri, T Eshetie - BMC endocrine disorders, 2016 - Springer
Background The provision of health education involving self-care and good adherence to
medications has been acknowledged to be a cost effective strategy for improving quality of …

Knowledge, attitude and practices of diabetic patients in the United Arab Emirates

F Al-Maskari, M El-Sadig, JM Al-Kaabi, B Afandi… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Diabetes self-management education is a cornerstone of diabetes care.
However, many diabetics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lack sufficient knowledge about …

Influence of patients' disease knowledge and beliefs about medicines on medication adherence: findings from a cross-sectional survey among patients with type 2 …

WM Sweileh, SH Zyoud, RJ Abu Nab'a, MI Deleq… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common serious health problem. Medication
adherence is a key determinant of therapeutic success in patients with diabetes mellitus …

Medication adherence among patients with Type 2 diabetes: A mixed methods study

NM Aloudah, NW Scott, HS Aljadhey, V Araujo-Soares… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective Oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) are highly effective in managing Type 2
diabetes if taken appropriately. This study assessed adherence to OHAs among patients …

Impact of diabetes self-management, diabetes management self-efficacy and diabetes knowledge on glycemic control in people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): A multi …

CP Hurst, N Rakkapao, K Hay - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
We investigate the relationship of diabetes knowledge, diabetes management self-efficacy
and diabetes self-management with blood glucose control among people with Thai type 2 …

Medications adherence and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

A Elsous, M Radwan, H Al-Sharif… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to anti-diabetic medications among
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) seeking medical care in the Gaza Strip …

Assessing oral medication adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with polytherapy in a developed Asian community: a cross-sectional study

CS Lee, JHM Tan, U Sankari, YLE Koh, NC Tan - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The disease burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is rising due to
suboptimal glycaemic control leading to vascular complications. Medication adherence (MA) …

Association of social support and medication adherence in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

L Gu, S Wu, S Zhao, H Zhou, S Zhang, M Gao… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of diabetes is steadily increasing in China. When diabetes is uncontrolled, it
generates dire consequences for health and well-being. Numerous studies have shown that …