Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess adherence to sulfonylurea monotherapy within a Native American population with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patient medication adherence was evaluated using medical records to perform a 12-month, cross-sectional evaluation of medication refills. Adherence was defined using a continuous, multiple-interval measure of medication availability (CMA). Patients had an average of 80.5 ± 25.4 days of medication during 100 days of treatment, equivalent to a defined adherence scale of fair to poor in 58%. Because CMA may be less expensive and time- consuming than other measures of medication adherence, CMA can be used to assess medication adherence in patients at risk for developing diabetes complications, such as Native Americans.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 41-49 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
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- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
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Sulfonylurea adherence and glycemic control in native Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus. / Kruse, Michael W.; Monaghan, Michael S.; Troshynski, Thomas J.
In: Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2000, p. 41-49.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - The purpose of this study was to assess adherence to sulfonylurea monotherapy within a Native American population with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patient medication adherence was evaluated using medical records to perform a 12-month, cross-sectional evaluation of medication refills. Adherence was defined using a continuous, multiple-interval measure of medication availability (CMA). Patients had an average of 80.5 ± 25.4 days of medication during 100 days of treatment, equivalent to a defined adherence scale of fair to poor in 58%. Because CMA may be less expensive and time- consuming than other measures of medication adherence, CMA can be used to assess medication adherence in patients at risk for developing diabetes complications, such as Native Americans.
AB - The purpose of this study was to assess adherence to sulfonylurea monotherapy within a Native American population with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patient medication adherence was evaluated using medical records to perform a 12-month, cross-sectional evaluation of medication refills. Adherence was defined using a continuous, multiple-interval measure of medication availability (CMA). Patients had an average of 80.5 ± 25.4 days of medication during 100 days of treatment, equivalent to a defined adherence scale of fair to poor in 58%. Because CMA may be less expensive and time- consuming than other measures of medication adherence, CMA can be used to assess medication adherence in patients at risk for developing diabetes complications, such as Native Americans.
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