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Interplay between Oral Hypoglycemic Medication Adherence and Quality of Life among Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Manan MM 1 , Husin AR 2 , Alkhoshaiban AS 3 , Al-Worafi YM 4 , Ming LC 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA , Puncak Alam, Malaysia
  • 2 Master Graduate, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA , Puncak Alam, Malaysia
  • 3 Senior Clinical Pharmacist, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University , Buraidah, Saudi Arabia; Senior Clinical Pharmacist, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia; Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam, Malaysia
  • 4 Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University , Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
  • 5 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA; Clinical and Social Research Group, Brain and Neuroscience Communities of Research, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
J Clin Diagn Res, 2014 Dec;8(12):JC05-9.
PMID: 25653972 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/10481.5309

Abstract

Adherence to medications is an important factor that contributes to therapeutic success. With the current increase in the elderly population, information relating to adherence to treatment and quality of life (QoL) of diabetic elderly patients will help the healthcare provider to improve their treatment. Thus, this study aims to determine the factors affecting adherence to medications and the consequence of non adherence to QoL.

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