Prevalence and Impact of Psychological Disorders on Pharmacotherapy of Diabetic Patients in Low Resource Settings: A Prospective Assessment in Primary Healthcare Settings
Our study highlights significant prevalence of depression in study population and the prevalent depression negatively impacts on treatment adherence. It also revealed that depression complicates diabetes management resulting in poor medication adherence, poor diabetes control and diabetes related complications, making diabetes control more challenging and difficult.
Authors
- Maryam Safdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-8976)
- Vibhu Paudyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-6490)
- Alamgeer Umme Habiba Hasan
- Maryam Zubair
- Salamat Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-3299)
- Laraib Akram
- Kiran Shahbaz
- Momina Tahir
Institutions
- University of the Punjab (PK)
- King's College London (GB)
- Örebro University (SE)
- University of Faisalabad (PK)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Patient Preference and Adherence
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ppa.s463133
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.07