Abstract

QUIROS-MORALES, Diego  and  VILLALOBOS-PEREZ, Alfonso. A comparison of related factors to an adherence treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus between an urban and rural samples in Costa Rica. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2007, vol.6, n.3, pp. 679-688. ISSN 1657-9267.

The characteristics of the Scale for Treatment Adherence in Type II Diabetes - version III (EATDM-III©), were compared in two Costa Rican samples, one from an urban zone and another from a rural zone. The N = 163 (n urban = 104, n rural = 59), both genders. The comparison results show statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) for the following factors: Diet, Medical Control and Organization - Communal Support. The rural zone has the better comparative scores. The study demonstrated the necessity of initiating and maintaining regional research on Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Costa Rica, and the same is suggested for the entire Latin American region.

Keywords : diabetes mellitus type 2; adherence; diet; medical control and organization - communal support; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Costa Rica.

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