Impact of Pharmaceutical Education on Medication Adherence and Its Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Systemic Arterial Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical education on medication adherence in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Systemic Arterial Hypertension.

Patients and methods

This randomized clinical trial enrolled patients with a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Systemic Arterial Hypertension treated in an internal medicine outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital. One hundred and three patients were randomly assigned to the study groups; 51 to the control group and 52 to the intervention group with a 6 months follow-up. Medication adherence was assessed using the Morisky 8-item medication adherence scale. To improve patient adherence to treatment, a wallet card was provided with an up-to-date list of prescribed medications along with recommendations for follow-up ca

SUBMITTER: Contreras-Vergara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362901 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature