Polypharmacy among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural communes in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People with diabetes are at high risk of polypharmacy owing to complex treatment of diabetes and comorbidities. Polypharmacy is associated with increased risk of adverse reactions and decreased compliance. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to assess polypharmacy in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated diabetes-related factors in rural areas in Vietnam.

Method

People with T2D (n = 806) who had received treatment for diabetes at a district hospital were invited to participate in a questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey. Polypharmacy was defined as ≥5 types of medicine and assessed as a) prescription medicine and non-prescription/over the counter (OTC) medicine and b) prescription medicine and non-prescription/OTC, herbal and traditional me

SUBMITTER: Thi Bui DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031303 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature