Medication adherence and quality of life among the elderly with diabetic retinopathy

• Main Authors: Fernanda Freire Jannuzzi (Author), Fernanda Aparecida Cintra (Author), Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues (Author), Thaís Moreira São-João (Author), Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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METHOD: one hundred (n=100) elderly outpatients with diabetic retinopathy taking antihypertensives and/or oral antidiabetics/insulin were interviewed. Adherence was evaluated by the adherence proportion and its association with the care taken in administrating medications and by the Morisky Scale. T...