Beliefs About Medicine and Glycemic Control Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in West Bank, Palestine

Introduction: To examine the mean differences between patient beliefs about medicine with reference to adherence and glycemic control. Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional questionnaire-based approach. Adherence to medication was measured with the Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of primary care & community health 2020, Vol.11, p.2150132720971919-2150132720971919
Hauptverfasser:	Khdour, Maher R., Awadallah, Heba B., Alnadi, Mustafa A., Al-Hamed, Doaa H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adherence Adherents Adult Beliefs Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy Drugs Female Glycemic Control Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Medication Adherence Medicine Middle Aged Middle East Original Research Patient compliance Questionnaires Surveys and Questionnaires Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction: To examine the mean differences between patient beliefs about medicine with reference to adherence and glycemic control. Methods: This study utilized a cross-sectional questionnaire-based approach. Adherence to medication was measured with the Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence Scale (MGLS); glycemic control as the last HbA1c test value; and beliefs about medicine with the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ). Results: According to MGLS scale, 220 (57.9%) of the diabetic patients were classified as high adherent to their medications and 160 (42.1%) were classified as low adherent. Patients had strong believes in their medication, the mean necessity score was significantly outweighed the mean concerns score (17.7 vs 14.4; P
ISSN:	2150-1327 2150-1319 2150-1327
DOI:	10.1177/2150132720971919