Lee-Kai Lin|Yan Sun|Bee Hoon Heng|Daniel Ek Kwang Chew|Phui-Nah Chong
Medication adherence and glycemic control among newly diagnosed diabetes patients
Health Outcomes Solutions (United States)|Health Outcomes Solutions (United States)|Health Outcomes Solutions (United States)|Tan Tock Seng Hospital|National University of Singapore|Nanyang Technological University|Yong In University
poor medication adherence negative consequences patients provider physician sustainability healthcare system knowledge association medication adherence glycemic control among newly diagnosed diabetes patients studied study aims bridge gapthis retrospective cohort study 2463 patients managed national healthcare group singapore newly diagnosed diabetes patients followed first two years first medication dispensed measuring medication adherence proportion days covered pdc another three years investigating outcomes glycemic control emergency department visit hospitalization multivariable regressions performed study association medication adherence outcomes well risk factors poor adherencethe prevalence medication adherence pdc80 650 95 ci 631 669 among newly diagnosed diabetes patients singapore male indian patients without hypertension dyslipidemia associated poorer medication adherence hba1c level poor adherent patients pdc 40 increased 04 95 ci 02 05 two years also likely hospitalization 2695 ci 17 38 emergency department visit 2495 ci 17 34 compared fully adherent patients pdc100the medication adherence early stage diabetes important maximizing effectiveness pharmaceutical therapy health policies interventions targeting improvement medication adherence among newly diagnosed diabetes patients need