Association between polypharmacy and the adherence to pharmacological treatment in patients with diabetes
Objective: to evaluate the occurrence of polypharmacy and its association with the adherence to the pharmacological treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with 235 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 through interview about the demographic an...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repository: | Rev Rene (Online) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufc:article/30829 |
| Online Access: | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/30829 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Therapeutics Polypharmacy Medication Adherence Nursing. |
| Summary: | Objective: to evaluate the occurrence of polypharmacy and its association with the adherence to the pharmacological treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with 235 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 through interview about the demographic and clinical data, drug therapy prescribed and adherence to treatment. To analyze the data, we used Student t-tests and Chi-square, with significance level p<0.05. Results: polypharmacy was evidenced in 88.4% of cases with a predominance of moderate level. An average of 7.5 pills per person among the 19 types of prescribed drugs were used. Adherence to prescribed therapy was reported by 88.2% of patients evaluated and there was no association with polypharmacy (p=0.266). Conclusion: it was verified that polypharmacy is a condition of high prevalence and is not associated with worse adherence to therapy. |
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