Medication adherence and self-care behaviours among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana.
Richard Adongo AfayaVictoria BamThomas Bavo AzongoAgani AfayaAbigail Kusi-AmponsahJames Mbangbe AjusiyineTahiru Abdul HamidPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The majority of participants were adherent to anti-diabetes medication. Non-adherence to medication was associated with younger age and low level of education. Interventions to improve adherence should target younger and newly diagnosed patients through aggressive counselling to address healthy self-management behaviours.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- glycemic control
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- smoking cessation
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- weight loss
- men who have sex with men
- insulin resistance
- hiv testing
- cardiovascular risk factors
- electronic health record