Table 4 Overview of themes and main results in phase 1–context analysis to gain insights into the current standards of care to support medication adherence for people with T2DM
Theme | Focus group T2DM patients (N = 11) | Focus group healthcare providers (N = 5) |
|---|---|---|
Perspectives of care to support medication adherence by patients and HCPs | Adequate medication adherence is vital for T2DM patients | Medication adherence is seen as the responsibility of the patient. HCPs solely inquire about medication adherence when blood levels are elevated, often with a single question |
Current standards of care | Suboptimal communication and collaboration between HCPs causes patients to feel like they have to be critical and attentive to the care they receive | GP and CP staff members have different work ethics and work flow that do not align, causing communication and collaboration to be suboptimal |
Barriers in care to support medication adherence | Not applicable | HCPs have no reliable way to electronically monitor patients’ medication adherence, which results in non-adherence often not being addressed |