Type D Personality Predicts Poor Medication Adherence in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Six-Month Follow-Up Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type D personality and medication nonadherence have been shown to be associated with poor health outcomes. Type D personality is associated with poor medication adherence in patients with coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. However, the relationship between type D personality and medication adherence in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) remains unknown. This study aims to examine whether type D personality was associated with medication adherence in patients with T2DM.

Design and settings

A follow-up study was conducted in general hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing.

Methods

412 T2DM patients (205 females), who were recruited by circular systematic random sampling, provided demographic and baseline

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4760773 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature