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Self-reported measures of medication adherence in adults with type 2 diabetes are valid, although some self-reports are moderated by depression, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in Diabetes Care
Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, Ph.D., from Yeshiva University in Bronx, N.Y., and colleagues assessed the validity of self-reported measures of medication adherence in 170 adults with type 2 diabetes (57 percent male) treated with oral medications. Patients were also interviewed for depression and provided blood samples. Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) bottle caps were given to patients with clinically significant depression and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥7.0 percent.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-meds-adherence-self-report-valid-diabetes.html
Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, Ph.D., from Yeshiva University in Bronx, N.Y., and colleagues assessed the validity of self-reported measures of medication adherence in 170 adults with type 2 diabetes (57 percent male) treated with oral medications. Patients were also interviewed for depression and provided blood samples. Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) bottle caps were given to patients with clinically significant depression and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥7.0 percent.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-meds-adherence-self-report-valid-diabetes.html