Abdullah M Alqarni|Tahani Alrahbeni|Ayidh Al Qarni|Hassan Mohammed Al Qarni
Adherence to diabetes medication among diabetic patients in the Bisha governorate of Saudi Arabia &amp;ndash; a cross-sectional survey
University of Bisha|Riyadh Elm University|Riyadh Elm University|King Saud University|University of Bisha|Riyadh Elm University
background patients nonadherence diabetes medication associated poor glycemic control suboptimal benefits prescribed medication lead worsening medical condition development comorbidities reduced quality life elevated health care costs increased mortalityobjective study aimed assess medication adherence among patients diabetes associated factors bisha primary health care centers phccs saudi arabiapatients methods crosssectional study conducted sample 375 type 1 2 saudi diabetic patients attending phccs health affairs bisha governoratethe participants aged 18 years taking diabetes medications least 3 monthspregnant women patients mental illnesses willing participate excludedadherence diabetes medications measured using fouritem morisky green levine medication adherence scale mglsall participants completed selfreport questionnaire including sociodemographic clinical variablesunivariate multivariate analyses carried using spss version 22 results respondents 134 357 161 429 80 214 patients high mgls score 0 intermediate mgls score 1 2 low adherence mgls score 3 respectivelyfactors associated level adherence univariate analysis occupational status p0037current medication p0001glycated hemoglobin a1c p0001 number associated comorbidities p0001in multivariable analyses a1c 7 p0001 associated comorbidities p0003variables remained significantly associated adherence conclusionthe level adherence medication diabetes mellitus patients bisha phccs found suboptimalthe findings point toward need better management primary health care providers approaches individual patients taking account medication adherence levelsbetter identification patients level adherence remains essential successful diabetes treatment