ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN ARGENTINA DURING 2015
oleh: María Amelia Linari, Claudio González, Gustavo Frechtel, Omar Álvaro, María Inés Argerich, María del Carmen Babus, María Florencia Badia, Leticia Barrera, Natalia Blanco Debat, Diego Botta, María Marta Curet, Raúl A. David, Alejandra Dib, Guillermo Dieuzeide, Daniel Dionisi, Mariela Echenique, Susana Fuentes, Sandra Geraci, Natalia Laguarde, Silvia Lapertosa, Astrid Libman, Elizabeth Méndez, Julieta Méndez, Luis Neira, María Florencia Noguero, Verónica Ojeda, Nelson Papini, Víctor Previtera, Erika Vago, Carla Wassner, Débora Chan
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| Diterbitkan: | Sello Editorial Lugones 2019-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Introduction: the interruption in the adherence to the prescribed treatments generates important obstacles which negatively impact on health indicators. Objectives: to evaluate adherence to treatment in adult patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DT2) in Argentina; associate with the type of health care provision and location. Materials and methods: we included 1.520 individuals belonging to eight different geographical regions of the Argentine Republic during 2015. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A self-reported validated questionnaire of multiple options with simple scoring polycotomic responses was applied. A quantitative scale and a multivariate analysis of main components were applied.