TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of Mental Ill Health on Medication Adherence Behaviour in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
A1  - Nasreem Bibi
A1  - Bahta Wara
A1  - Hana Morrissey
A1  - Patrick Ball
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/3Cr5E7T8Cw
SP  - 6
EP  - 16
N2  - The prevalence and cost of type-2-diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are escalating globally. The comorbidities between T2DM, depression and anxiety are common. Achieving high adherence to therapy, supported by lifestyle adjustment is the gold standard for good diabetes management. This study aimed to explore the impact of mental ill-health on medication adherence behaviors in patients diagnosed with T2DM. Participants were recruited from a single general medical practice in Birmingham, and randomly allocated into group A and group B. All participants had their HbA1c and blood pressure (BP) measured, their medication adherence, depression, and anxiety screened at each consultation. Of 64 patients, those with secondary school education, physically active, unemployed, did not have online access to resources, were mentally healthy and from Pakistani ethnicity, had better diabetes medications adherence. Regression analysis showed a significant statistical difference (p
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/impact-of-mental-ill-health-on-medication-adherence-behaviour-in-patients-diagnosed-with-type-2-diab-qxkxh3sgwusjod5
ER  -