Biology and Medicine

Maria Cristina Freitas Foss

Publications

• Research Article
  Low Scores in the Auto-Compliance Method and Fast Medical Care Influence the Poor Adherence in Diabetics attended in the Basic Health Unit
  Author(s): Heverton Alves Peres, Maria Cristina Freitas Foss and Leonardo Régis Leira PereiraHeverton Alves Peres, Maria Cristina Freitas Foss and Leonardo Régis Leira Pereira
  
  Objective: To evaluate the factors that influences the adherence in diabetics and correlate with the low and high Morisky Green Test (MGT) scores. Subjects and methods: A total of 301 type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients aged 18 to 90 years using insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents were evaluated with instruments MGT, MedTaKe test (MT), Pharmacotherapy Complexity Index (CPI), Complication of Diabetes Index (CDI) and Auto-Compliance Test (ACT). The patients were divided into two groups: adherent diabetics with scores >80 in MGT and non-adherent diabetics with scores ≤ 80 in MGT, and their differences were compared with the student T-test and odds ratio with their respective confidence intervals. Results: Significant differences were found in the variables: MGT (91.3 ± 8.5 vs. 59.2 ± 10, p<0.00), MT (62.5 ± 19 vs. 56.3 ± 21.6, p<0.01), ACT (94 &pl.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/0974-8369.1000398

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