Public Counseling: An Educational Model to Improve Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Daniek Viviandhari, Daniek dan Nora Wulandari, Nora dan Francyska Putri Puspita, Francyska Public Counseling: An Educational Model to Improve Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. Public Counseling: An Educational Model to Improve Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

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Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major chronic illness worldwide, including in Indonesia. Also, the
adherence to antidiabetic medicines remains unsatisfactory. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness
of public counseling to increase medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This
prospective study used a pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental design. It was conducted at Pondok Kelapa
primary health care center in East Jakarta. The intervention was public counseling that was delivered once per
month for three months (12 weeks) of the study period. The A1C (glycated haemoglobin) was assessed twice,
i.e., before and after the intervention. Results: Among the 30 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 83.3% of
them had the A1C level >6.5%. After 12 weeks of intervention, the percentage of A1C significantly declined
to 23.3% (p=0.00). Conclusion: Public counseling is effective to increase medication adherence in patients
with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Fakultas Farmasi dan Sains
Depositing User: Furqon FFS
Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2020 14:17
Last Modified: 02 Aug 2020 14:17
URI: http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/1188

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