Barriers and strategies for oral medication adherence among children and adolescents with Type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:Examine barriers for taking glucose-lowering oral medications, associated baseline characteristics, strategies used, and the adherence impact in the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) study. METHODS:We studied youth prescribed oral diabetes medications over two years (N = 611, 583, and 525 at 6, 12, and 24 months). Clinicians documented barriers (e.g. forgetting, routines, other concerns) in the subsample that reported missed doses (N = 423 [69.2%], 422 [72.4%], and 414 [78.9%] at 6, 12, and 24 months, respectively). Adherence strategies were also assessed (e.g. family, schedule, reminder device) using standard questions. Logistic regression was used to analyze associations with medication adherence. RESULTS:Those missing doses were not different fr

SUBMITTER: Venditti EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5955779 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature