Diabetes knowledge, medication adherence and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Background: Most of interventions that have attempted to improve medication adherence in type 2 diabetes have been educational; on the assumption that knowledge regarding diabetes might affect patients' adherence to their treatment regimen.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate any association of knowledge and medication adherence with glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Setting The study was conducted at the Diabetes Outpatients Clinic, Hospital Pulau Penang.

Perception and knowledge of patients with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia about their disease and medication: a qualitative study.

Background: Diabetic patients' experience and knowledge about their medication play an important role in determining the success of long-term adherence in their disease management.

Objective: This study aimed to explore diabetic patients' experience and knowledge about diabetes and its medication and to understand the factors contributing to medication adherence in Malaysian population.

Methods: A qualitative research approach was adopted to gain a better understanding of the current perceptions and knowledge held by diabetic patients.

The eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale MMAS: translation and validation of the Malaysian version.

Aims: To translate and examine the psychometric properties of the Malaysian version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A standard "forward-backward" procedure was used to translate MMAS into Malay language. It was later validated on a convenience sample of 223 type 2 diabetes outpatients between May and September 2009.