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Date Published: 22/06/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v515i1.2689
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Vol. 515 No. 1 (2022)
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Đình Tùng, Đỗ ., Thị Bích Thảo, C. ., Thị Thảo, N. ., Tứ Sơn, . N. ., Thị Dừa, N. ., Thị Thùy Linh, P. ., & Thị Thúy Vân, P. . (2022). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDICATION LITERACY WITH MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES OUTPATIENTS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 515(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v515i1.2689

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDICATION LITERACY WITH MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES OUTPATIENTS

Đỗ Đình Tùng1, Cao Thị Bích Thảo2, Nguyễn Thị Thảo2, Nguyễn Tứ Sơn2, Nguyễn Thị Dừa1, Phan Thị Thùy Linh2, Phạm Thị Thúy Vân2,
1 Saint Paul Hospital
2 Hanoi University of Pharmacy

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the link between medication literacy and medication adherence in type 2 diabetes outpatients. At Saint Paul Hospital, a cross-sectional study was done. A structured questionnaire was used to interview patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D).  Results: The study included 250 patients, with 150 (60%) of them being female. The average age was 67.5, and the average duration of diabetes was 9.6 years. The Medication Adherence Report Scale-5 (MARS-5) was used to measure diabetes medication adherence, with a higher adherence score indicating greater adherence. The average MARS-5 scores was 23,1 ± 3,1 (maximum 25). The Medication Literacy Measure (MLM) was used to assess medication literacy, with a higher score indicating better medication literacy. The average MLM score was 8,3 ± 4,9 (maximum 17), with 27.2 percent of patients having high level. The link between medicine literacy and medication adherence is statistically significant (β = 0,192; P 0,036), according to multivariate linear regression. Conclusion: The study showed that patients with higher medication literacy had better diabetes medication adherence. Patient education programs that increase medication literacy may help T2D patients adhere to their medications better.

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Diabetes, medication literacy, adherence, Saint Paul hospital

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