Type 2 diabetes mellitus, medication non-adherence
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention condition is a personalised intervention program that is based on one or more of the participants’ predefined non-adherence profile(s). The four non-adherence profile(s) are: (I) know
Sponsors
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The main inclusion criteria are: 1) People with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with oral blood glucose lowering drugs; 2) Non-adherent to oral blood glucose and/or blood pressure lowering drugs; 3) Aged 35-75 years; 4) Mobile phone user.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The main exclusion criteria are: 1) Use of insulin; 2) People that use medication-intake supporting services provided by the pharmacy; 3) People that suffer from major psychiatric disorders; 4) People that are ‘starters’, meaning that they started using the medicine somewhere in the period in which the dispensing score was calculated; 5) People that are ‘stoppers’, meaning that they did not have a medicine dispatch in the last four months of the period in which the dispensing score was calculated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure of the study is medication adherence measured with a telephone pillcount. The pillcount will be conducted at baseline and after six months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measures of the study are systolic blood pressure, HbA1c, self-reported medication adherence, attitude and beliefs toward medication, satisfaction with diabetes treatment, quality of life and medical and productivity costs. Blood pressure and HbA1c level will we obtained using registry data. Data on the other secondary outcome measures will be obtained using questionnaires. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactP.J.M. Elders
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Outcome results
None listed