%0 Journal Article
%T Improving Adherence to Prescribed Antidiabetics and Cardiovascular Medications in Primary Health Care Centers in Nyala City, South Darfur State-Sudan
%A Ahmed Dahab Ahmed
%A Asim Ahmed Elnour
%A Mirghani Abd Elrahman Yousif
%A Farah Hamad Farah
%A Hasab Alrasoul Akasha Ahmed Osman
%A Abobakr Abasaeed
%J Pharmacology & Pharmacy
%P 701-709
%@ 2157-9431
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/pp.2013.49098
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Aims</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Prospective pharmacist¡¯s interventions
aimed to improve patient¡¯s knowledge and behaviors to adhere to medications in patients
with type 2 diabetes with or without cardiovascular medical conditions in primary
health care (PHCs) centers in Nyala city, South Darfur State</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Sudan. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methodology and Materials</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">300 patients were enrolled for assessing
adherence with the Brief Medication Questionnaire (BMQ) in ten PHCs</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in Nyala city. We assessed patients¡¯ responses
to BMQ pre</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and post</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">interventions plan by: complex interventions,
humanitarianism and disease outcomes determined by health-related outcomes (SF-36),
glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and blood pressure. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">BMQ scores have improved significantly
in four screens (pre</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and
post</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">interventions): regimen
[4.6</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡À</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.2 to 1.8</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡À</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">0.1; </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">P</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> =</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"
%K Adherence
%K Darfur
%K Medications
%K Nyala
%K PHCs
%K Sudan
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=41288