Factors associated with treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using oral glucose-lowering agents: a cross-sectional study in urban districts in Japan.

Factors associated with treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using oral glucose-lowering agents: a cross-sectional study in urban districts in Japan. Endocr J. 2018 Jul 20;: Authors: Hayashi I, Watanabe N, Nakata S, Komatsu R, Motoda S, Fujita Y, Ishibashi C, Yamaguchi Baden M, Kimura T, Takahara M, Kozawa J, Imagawa A, Iwahashi H, Shimomura I Abstract Various oral glucose-lowering agents are available in Japan. Although the objective characteristics of these drugs are well described, little is known about treatment satisfaction by patients using these agents. The aim of this study was to assess treatment satisfaction of diabetic patients visiting diabetes clinics using the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) and to determine the association of the DTSQ scores with various factors including oral glucose-lowering agents. The study subjects were 754 outpatients who had been treated with one or more oral glucose-lowering agents, but not insulin or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. The collected data included the response to DTSQ as completed by the patients, various parameters pertaining diabetes treatment including adherence, motivation, life style, social support, complications and cost burden from the patients and attending physicians. The associations among satisfaction scores and various parameters were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. In all subjects, use of sodi...
Source: Endocrine Journal - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Endocr J Source Type: research