Background Depression has been correlated with suboptimal adherence to antidiabetic drugs (ADs). Most studies on this topic were cross-sectional; thus, the directionality of this relationship could not be established. The objective of this study was to measure the association between incident depression and AD nonadherence among newly treated patients with diabetes. Methods We performed a population-based cohort study among new AD users using the Quebec public health insurance data. To avoid immortal time bias, we carried out depression diagnosis-time distribution matching by assigning a date of depression diagnosis to individuals without depression. Nonadherence (i.e., < 90% of days covered by ≥ 1 AD) during the year following depression diagnosis (real or assigned date) was the outcome. Multivariate logistic regression analyses that adjusted for baseline adherence and other confounders were used to estimate the adjusted effect of depression on AD nonadherence. Results Between 2000 and 2006, we identified 3,106 new AD users with a subsequent diagnosis of depression and 70,633 without depression, of which 52% and 49% became non-adherent to AD treatment, respectively. Among patients with depression, 52.0% were considered AD non-adherent in the year after depression diagnosis compared with 49.0% of matched patients without depression. Depression was associated with AD nonadherence after accounting for baseline adherence and other confounders with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.24 (95% confidence interval: 1.13–1.37). Conclusions The results suggest that depression is an independent risk factor for AD nonadherence. Patients with type 2 diabetes and depression might benefit from adherence-enhancing interventions.

Lunghi C., Zongo A., Moisan J., Gregoire J.-P., Guenette L. (2017). The impact of incident depression on medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. DIABETES & METABOLISM, 43(6), 521-528 [10.1016/j.diabet.2017.07.003].

The impact of incident depression on medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes

Lunghi C.
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2017

Abstract

Background Depression has been correlated with suboptimal adherence to antidiabetic drugs (ADs). Most studies on this topic were cross-sectional; thus, the directionality of this relationship could not be established. The objective of this study was to measure the association between incident depression and AD nonadherence among newly treated patients with diabetes. Methods We performed a population-based cohort study among new AD users using the Quebec public health insurance data. To avoid immortal time bias, we carried out depression diagnosis-time distribution matching by assigning a date of depression diagnosis to individuals without depression. Nonadherence (i.e., < 90% of days covered by ≥ 1 AD) during the year following depression diagnosis (real or assigned date) was the outcome. Multivariate logistic regression analyses that adjusted for baseline adherence and other confounders were used to estimate the adjusted effect of depression on AD nonadherence. Results Between 2000 and 2006, we identified 3,106 new AD users with a subsequent diagnosis of depression and 70,633 without depression, of which 52% and 49% became non-adherent to AD treatment, respectively. Among patients with depression, 52.0% were considered AD non-adherent in the year after depression diagnosis compared with 49.0% of matched patients without depression. Depression was associated with AD nonadherence after accounting for baseline adherence and other confounders with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.24 (95% confidence interval: 1.13–1.37). Conclusions The results suggest that depression is an independent risk factor for AD nonadherence. Patients with type 2 diabetes and depression might benefit from adherence-enhancing interventions.
2017
Lunghi C., Zongo A., Moisan J., Gregoire J.-P., Guenette L. (2017). The impact of incident depression on medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes. DIABETES & METABOLISM, 43(6), 521-528 [10.1016/j.diabet.2017.07.003].
Lunghi C.; Zongo A.; Moisan J.; Gregoire J.-P.; Guenette L.
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