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Acta méd. peru ; 36(2): 96-103, abr.-jun. 2019. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1054736

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Objetivo. Evaluar si el nivel de conocimiento sobre la diabetes mellitus 2 (DM2) se asocia con adherencia al tratamiento. Materiales y métodos. Se determinó el nivel de conocimientos sobre la enfermedad en pacientes con DM2 por medio del Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ-24) y se evaluó si existía asociación con adherencia al tratamiento, medida por la prueba de Morisky-Green-Levine (MGL). Se tomó una muestra consecutiva de 210 pacientes. Resultados. El conocimiento sobre DM2 fue considerado adecuado en el 78,1% de los pacientes y se verificó que el 25,7% de ellos estaban adheridos al tratamiento farmacológico. Se halló asociación positiva entre adherencia y conocimientos (OR: 1,12; IC 95%:1,01-1,25) y edad > 65 años (OR: 1,14; IC 95%: 1,03-1,28). Además, se halló una diferencia significativa entre las medias de los puntajes obtenidos entre adherentes versus no adherentes (15,3 vs 16,37; p<0,05). La adherencia al tratamiento de diabetes en nuestro estudio fue de 25%. Conclusiones. Existe asociación de la adherencia al tratamiento con las variables conocimiento adecuado y edad > 65 años. Existen resultados mixtos (no significancia bivariada y sí multivariada) respecto a nivel educativo secundario o superior y procedencia rural de los pacientes; lo que indica que se requieren realizar mayores estudios al respecto.


Objective: To assess whether knowledge about type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with adherence to therapy. Materials and Methods: Knowledge about T2DM was assessed by using the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ-24), and it was determined whether there was an association with adherence to treatment, which was measured using the Morisky-Green-Levine Test (MGL). A consecutive sample including 210 patients was taken. Results: Knowledge about T2DM was considered adequate in 78.1% of patients and it was verified that 25.7% of them were adherent to pharmacological treatment. A positive association between knowledge and adherence was found (OR= 1.12, 95% IC: 1.01-1.25), as well as for age >65 years old (OR: 1.14; 95% IC: 1.03-1.28). Also, a significant difference was found between mean scores obtained when adherent versus non-adherent subjects were compared (15.3 vs. 16.37; p<0.05). Adherence to diabetes treatment in our study was 25%. Conclusions: Factors associated with better adherence to therapy were knowledge level and being more of 65 years old. There are some mixed results (no bivariate significance, presence of multivariate significance) with respect to having gone to high school or college, and for having come from a rural area. Our findings indicate further studies need to be performed.

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