Health Beliefs and Medication Adherence in Black Patients with Diabetes and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate determinants of medication adherence and glycemic control in black patients with diabetes and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods

Cross-sectional study of 143 participants with mean age of 68.8 (SD: 6.7) years; 66.4% were women.

Results

Eighty-seven participants (60.8%) self-reported medication nonadherence; they had more negative beliefs about medicines, greater diabetes-related distress, and more difficulty with daily living activities and affording medications than adherent participants. There were no group differences in cognition, depressive symptoms, or glycemic control. Glycemic control negatively correlated with regimen distress, emotional burden, interpersonal distress, beliefs that physicians overprescribe medications, and beliefs

SUBMITTER: Rovner BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008206 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature