Assessment of medication adherence in Saudi patients with type II diabetes mellitus in Khobar city, Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: AlQarni, Khaled, AlQarni, Elham A., Naqvi, Atta Abbas, AlShayban, Dhfer Mahdi, Ghori, Syed Azizullah, Haseeb, Abdul, Raafat, Mohamed, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79061/1/79061_Assessment%20of%20medication%20adherence.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79061/2/79061_Assessment%20of%20medication%20adherence_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79061/13/79061_Assessment%20of%20Medication%20Adherence%20in%20Saudi_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79061/; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2019.01306/full

Objective: Medication adherence is defined as taking medications as advised and prescribed by health care professionals for stated duration. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common chronic illnesses in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to document medication adherence in Saudi patients with ty...