From: Performance of two questionnaires to measure treatment adherence in patients with Type-2 Diabetes
CHARACTERISTICS | Type-2 diabetic patients n = 238 | |
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Sociodemographic characteristics Gender | n (%) | |
Female | 148 (62.2) | |
Male | 90 (37.8) | |
Education level (years) | n (%) | |
Basic education (6c) | 189 (79.4) | |
Intermediate level (7 to 9) | 24 (10.1) | |
Higher education (10≥) | 25 (10.5) | |
Civil status | n (%) | |
Singled | 13 (5.5) | |
Married/Free union | 182 (76.5) | |
Divorced/Widow (er) | 43 (18.0) | |
Age | mean (SD) | 58.7 (9.6) |
Clinical characteristics | ||
Hypertension | n (%) | |
Yes | 150 (63.0) | |
No | 88 (37.0) | |
Prescription | n (%) | |
Monotherapy | 81 (34.0) | |
Polytherapy | 157 (66.0) | |
Duration of diabetes in years (since first diagnosis) | median (quartiles) | 6 (3–12) |
Fasting glucose mmol/L | median (quartiles) | 8.8 (6.9–11.9) |
HbA1c % | mean (SD) | 8.8 (2.3) |
Medications n = 407 | ||
Treatment adherence | n (%) | |
Good | 110 (27.0) | |
Poor | 297 (73.0) | |
Medical prescription Knowledge | n (%) | |
Strong | 210 (51.6) | |
Weak | 197 (48.4) | |
Attitude to treatment Adherence | n (%) | |
Positive | 207 (50.9) | |
Negative | 200 (49.1) | |
Combination of knowledge and attitude | n (%) | |
Good | 112 (27.5) | |
Poor | 295 (72.5) |