A multistate model and an algorithm for measuring long-term adherence to medication: A case of diabetes mellitus type 2

Value in Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 266-274

  Jensen, Majken Linnemann ^a,b   Jørgensen, Marit Eika ^a   Hansen, Ebba Holme ^b   Aagaard, Lise ^c   Carstensen, Bendix ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

acceptance; adherence to medication; diabetes mellitus; implementation; multistate model; persistence

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCEPTANCE; ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; IMPLEMENTATION; MULTISTATE MODEL; PERSISTENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; METFORMIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896325252     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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