Medication Adherence and Environmental Barriers to Self-care Practice Among People with Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study in a Lifestyle Clinic in Eastern India

Overview

Journal J Taibah Univ Med Sci

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Feb 28

PMID 36852344

Authors

Archisman Ghosh

Saugat Banerjee

Chanchal K Dalai

Sirshendu Chaudhuri

Kingsuk Sarkar

Deblina Sarkar

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Abstract

Objective: The study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of non-adherence to medications among patients with type 2 diabetes attending a lifestyle clinic in a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal, India; to identify the environmental barriers to self-care practices, including diet, exercise, glucose testing and medication; and to identify the socio-demographic and environmental determinants of medication non-adherence.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among the patients with type 2 diabetes taking oral hypoglycemic drugs and attending a lifestyle clinic of a teaching hospital in 2021. The participants were interviewed in clinical settings via a structured questionnaire in the local language. Medication adherence was assessed with Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS), and environmental barriers were assessed with the Environmental Barrier Assessment Scale (EBAS).

Results: Among 178 participants, a high level of adherence (MMAS score 8.0) was found among 3 (1.7%) participants, and moderate adherence (MMAS score 6.0 to 7.75) was found among 67 (37.6%; 95% CI 30.3%, 44.9%) participants. The prevalence of non-adherence was 60.7% (95% CI: 53.4%, 68.0%). The overall mean barrier score was 134 (SD 13). All environmental barrier components were distributed equally among the predictor variables except the diet score, which was lower among men (mean difference 1.3; 95% CI: 0.04, 2.5) and people with higher education (mean difference 1.8; 95% CI: 0.6, 3.1).

Conclusion: The study indicated poor adherence to OHA in this population. Barriers to self-care practice and medication adherence were observed acrross all socio-economic strata. Poor medication adherence poses a major challenge to clinicians and public health experts in achieving treatment goals.

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