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Insulin Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico: Behaviors and Barriers
Joint Authors
Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos
Almeda-Valdes, Paloma
Bermeo-Cabrera, Janneth
Riofrios-Palacios, Josefa
Mehta, Roopa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To investigate factors associated with insulin adherence in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) attending a tertiary care centre in Mexico City.
Material and Methods.
Cross-sectional study, including 200 patients.
Adherence to insulin therapy was measured with a medication adherence questionnaire.
Sociodemographic data and factors related to insulin omission were collected and compared between the nonadherent and adherent groups.
Results.
We categorized 117 (58.5%) patients as nonadherent and 83 (41.5%) as adherent.
Among the adherent, only 22 patients (11%) had excellent adherence to insulin therapy.
The following factors were associated with nonadherence: lack of planning of daily activities (46.1%), fear of hypoglycemia (41%), economic factors (15.4%), and number of insulin applications (2.31 versus 1.76 applications per day).
Conclusions.
In this study, patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary care referral centre showed inadequate adherence to insulin therapy.
The principal factors associated with insulin omission were low socioeconomic status, fear of hypoglycemia, and a greater number of insulin applications per day.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bermeo-Cabrera, Janneth& Almeda-Valdes, Paloma& Riofrios-Palacios, Josefa& Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos& Mehta, Roopa. 2018. Insulin Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico: Behaviors and Barriers. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183426
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bermeo-Cabrera, Janneth…[et al.]. Insulin Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico: Behaviors and Barriers. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183426
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bermeo-Cabrera, Janneth& Almeda-Valdes, Paloma& Riofrios-Palacios, Josefa& Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos& Mehta, Roopa. Insulin Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico: Behaviors and Barriers. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1183426
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1183426