Type D Personality Predicts Poor Medication Adherence in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Six-Month Follow-Up Study

Xuemei Li, Shengfa Zhang, Huiwen Xu, Xinfeng Tang, Huixuan Zhou, Jiaqi Yuan, Xiaohua Wang, Zhiyong Qu, Fugang Wang, He Zhu, Shuai Guo, Donghua Tian and Weijun Zhang

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Background: Type D personality and medication nonadherence have been shown to be associated with poor health outcomes. Type D personality is associated with poor medication adherence in patients with coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. However, the relationship between type D personality and medication adherence in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) remains unknown. This study aims to examine whether type D personality was associated with medication adherence in patients with T2DM. Design and Settings: A follow-up study was conducted in general hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing. Methods: 412 T2DM patients (205 females), who were recruited by circular systematic random sampling, provided demographic and baseline data about medical information and completed measures of Type D personality. Then, 330 patients went on to complete a self-report measure of medication adherence at the sixth month after baseline data collection. Chi-square test, t tests, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted, as needed. Results: Patients with type D personality were significantly more likely to have poor medication adherence (p

Date: 2016
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