RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 6-ITEM MORISKY MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE (MMAS-6) SCORE AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN A TURKISH POPULATION WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

SON N. E., TAŞKIRAN B., Yorulmaz G., Son O., Kokoglu B., BİLGİN M., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.33, no.6, pp.921-928, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2017_6_146
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.921-928
  • Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, 6-Item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, PERSISTENCE, MANAGEMENT
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between metabolic control and Morisky scale in the population of diabetic patients and the factors that contribute to low motivation and knowledge.