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

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...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Freire Jannuzzi, Fernanda Aparecida Cintra, Roberta Cunha Matheus Rodrigues, Thaís Moreira São-João, Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme Gallani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000600902&lng=en&tlng=en

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