Relationship between medication use and non-attendance (missed appointment) from primary care visits among people with type 2 diabetes: The Japan Diabetes Outcome Intervention Trial-2 Large-Scale Trial 006 (J-DOIT2-LT006).

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

To clarify the relationship between medication use and primary care visit non-attendance (missed appointment) among people with type 2 diabetes.

Materials and methods

Data of 2,200 patients registered in the Japan Diabetes Outcome Intervention Trial-2 Large-Scale trial were reviewed. The intervention group received multifaceted interventions encouraging regular visits. The hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of oral medications relative to not taking any oral medications were estimated using the Cox proportional hazards model, adjusted for district medical association ID, intervention, insulin usage, age, sex, and HbA1c. We also investigated whether the HRs differed based on the oral medication type. Furthermore, we divided the intervention

SUBMITTER: Hikima Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489325 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature