Many people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) fail to achieve glycaemic control promptly
after diagnosis and do not receive timely treatment intensification. This may be in part due to …

Multimorbidity—the presence of multiple chronic conditions in a patient—has a profound
impact on health, health care utilization, and associated costs. Definitions of multimorbidity …

Background Poor medication refill adherence contributes to poor cardiometabolic control
and diabetes outcomes. Studies linking communication between patients and health care …

Importance Older patients with diabetes mellitus receiving medical treatment whose blood
pressure (BP) or blood glucose level are potentially dangerously low are rarely …

Background: The optimal setting and number of blood pressure (BP) measurements that
should be used for clinical decision making and quality reporting are uncertain. Objective …

Background Poor medication adherence is a significant problem in hypertensive African
Americans. Although motivational interviewing (MINT) is effective for adoption and …

PURPOSE Medication nonadherence, inconsistent patient self-monitoring, and inadequate
treatment adjustment exacerbate poor disease control. In a collaborative, team-based, care …

Objective: To hypothesize that patients with comorbid depression and diabetes and poor
disease control will have poorer adherence to disease control medication and less …

Background: Diabetic individuals must adhere to their medications to control their glucose
levels and prevent diabetes-related complications. However, there is limited evidence of …

Background Therapeutic inertia has been defined as the failure of health-care provider to
initiate or intensify therapy when therapeutic goals are not reached. It is regarded as a major …