Adherence to the treatment with oral antidiabetic medications in primary health care

Authors

  • Andréa Pereira da Silva Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.
  • Braulio Vieira de Sousa Borges Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.
  • José Cláudio Garcia Lira Neto Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.
  • Fernanda Valéria Silva Dantas Avelino Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.
  • Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
  • Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas 3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300016

Keywords:

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Patient Compliance, Nursing.

Abstract

Objective: to assess the level of adherence to the drug treatment with oral antidiabetic medications in the primary health care network. Methods: analytical, quantitative study conducted with 63 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 attended in three Basic Health Units. One used a form which included sociodemographic and clinical information related to treatment adherence, assessed through the Morisky-Green test. Results: it was found that 22.2% of the patients adhered to the treatment. There were no statistically significant correlations between adherence and sociodemographic and clinical variables. Conclusion: non-adherence was high, requiring intervention measures to correct the problem and to promote a better quality of life for patients with diabetes mellitus type 2.

Author Biographies

Andréa Pereira da Silva, Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Braulio Vieira de Sousa Borges, Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

José Cláudio Garcia Lira Neto, Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Fernanda Valéria Silva Dantas Avelino, Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Universidade Federal do Piauí. Teresina, PI, Brazil.

Marta Maria Coelho Damasceno, Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Universidade Federal do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas, 3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

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Published

2015-06-28

How to Cite

Silva, A. P. da, Borges, B. V. de S., Neto, J. C. G. L., Avelino, F. V. S. D., Damasceno, M. M. C., & Freitas, R. W. J. F. de. (2015). Adherence to the treatment with oral antidiabetic medications in primary health care. Rev Rene, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300016

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Research Article

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