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

• Hoofdauteurs: Fernanda Freire Jannuzzi (Auteur), Fernanda Aparecida Cintra (Auteur), Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues (Auteur), Thaís Moreira São-João (Auteur), Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...