Association of Unmet Social Needs With Metformin Use Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
We found that overall social need burden and specific needs, particularly housing and health care access, were associated with clinically significant reductions in metformin adherence among patients with T2D.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T2D
- Participants
- 722 adults
- Exposure
- Patients with vs without unmet social needs
- Outcome
- Metformin adherence (proportion of days covered based on expected refill frequency)
Methodological detailsElectronic health record (EHR) and Surescripts prescription network data linkage
- EHR and Surescripts prescription network data linkage
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Two or more social needs, associated with lower use
−0.046
95% CI −0.089, 0.003
Being uninsured, associated with lower use
−0.052
95% CI −0.095, −0.009
Being without housing, associated with lower use, adjusted for other needs
−0.069
95% CI −0.121, −0.018
Lack of access to medicine/health care, associated with lower use, adjusted for other needs
−0.058
95% CI −0.115, −0.000
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
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