ABSTRACT
Adherence is the extent to which the patient takes the medication as determined by the health care provider. The success of a patient's therapy is strongly influenced by adherence to the use of the drug. Low adherence to therapy is a particular problem in patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, which cause damage to the heart over time, vasculature, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. The pill count method was used by calculating the rest of the drug from the patient to assess the patient's level of adherence. Objective: Adherence assessments are carried out through the Home Medication Review program. This study aimed to determine the differences in therapy adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using the pill count method. Method: This type of research is experimental with pretest-posttest control group design research. This method is selected because the calculation of the rest of the drug is carried out before and after the intervention is given. Sampling in this study uses the total sampling method. The data was taken from Chronic Disease Management Program patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at the Lubuk Kilangan Padang Health Center for January-March 2022. There are two groups of patients: patients with and without pillboxes. The data analysis used in this study is the Mann-Whitney Test. Result: The results showed a difference in the level of therapeutic adherence between the pillbox group and those who did not use the pillbox, with a value of p = 0.000 (p<0.05). Conclusion:It can be concluded that the level of adherence is higher in patients who use pillboxes than in those who do not (AU)
