Evaluation of antidiabetic medication adherence in the Lebanese population: development of the Lebanese Diabetes Medication Adherence Scale.

Dana AyoubLara MrouehMaya El-HajjSanaa AwadaSamar RachidiSalam ZeinAmal Al-Hajje

Published in: The International journal of pharmacy practice (2019)

Adherence to oral antidiabetic treatment is suboptimal in Lebanon. The DMAS is a reliable instrument for assessing adherence and predicting poor glycaemic control in clinical practice, but requires further validation in other populations.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
clinical practice
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
combination therapy
replacement therapy
smoking cessation