Degree
Master of Science
Program
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Supervisor
Professor Alan Salmoni
Abstract
With 50% of patients in North America not taking their medications as they should (Brown & Bussell, 2011), a better understanding of medication adherence among older patients could be helpful to health professionals and service providers. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the perceived pharmacist-patient quality of communication is associated with diabetes medication adherence. Eighty-four older adults from the Primary Care Diabetes Support Program were recruited. Diabetes medication adherence and pharmacist-patient quality of communication were measured using self-report questionnaires. No significant correlation was found between medication adherence and perceived pharmacist-patient quality of communication. Results indicated a significant correlation between medication adherence and the number of years the patient had been diagnosed with diabetes (r=-0.233), as well as the number of medications the patient took (r=-0.284). Patients diagnosed with diabetes for a longer time and patients taking both injections and pills reported to be less adherent.
Recommended Citation
Flores Sandoval, Cecilia, "Perceived patient-pharmacist communication and diabetes management: Assessing medication adherence among older patients" (2017). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 4642.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4642