The purpose of this study is to assess medication adherence and its relationship with organizational factors and patient characteristics. A convenient sample of 250 patients was selected from all type 2 diabetes patients who were seen regularly (at least two visits) over a period of one year. Pre-structured questionnaires sought information about patient socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, organizational factors, and medication adherence. Weight and height were measured. All prescribed medications were abstracted from patients' medical records. Medication adherence was defined as the Eight-Item Morisky Medication Adherence scale (MMAS-8) score ≥6. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used to describe patient characteristics. All analyses were performed using SPSS v 16.0. The majority were medication adherent (72.4%). The multivariate analysis showed that female participants (OR=0.40, P <0.05) were significantly related to decreased odds of medication adherence, and increased diabetes duration (OR=1.05, P <0.05) was significantly related to increased odds of medication adherence. The proportion of patients who were adherent was high, which was nearly comparable to that reported from many countries. There were significant disparities between female and male participants in their medication adherence. Female participants were less likely to be medication adherent, and all healthcare professionals in the health care system might concern the depression disparity among female and male participants.

Conference Title

New Horizons in Pharmaceutical Research" in Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

Conference Country

Jordan

Conference Date

Nov. 29, 2017 - Nov. 30, 2017

Conference Sponsor

Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan-Amman-Jordan

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