EMOTIONAL BURDEN AND ITS EFFECT ON DISEASE CONTROL, MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Purpose: This study examined the association between medication adherence (MA) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among the adult type 2 diabetes mellitus at the primary care level. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) was the main independent variable and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief the dependent variable. Besides socio-demographic data, diabetes-related distress (DRD) and depression (DS) were included as covariates. Independent association between the MMAS score and HRQoL was done using multiple linear regression.

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