Prediction of Diabetic Adherence Using the BASIS-A Inventory

Abstract

Medical and mental health professionals continue to strive for more effective ways of encouraging patients to adhere to suggested treatment plans. The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between personality and adherence dynamics within a diabetic population. Specifically. we examined the relationship between Adlerian life style personality factors with 14 adherence behaviors in 38 patients with type I diabetes. Several statistically significant correlations showed that specific personality variables are associated with particular elements of the adherence regimen. The results indicate that strategies to increase adherence among patients should be individualized, and recommendations for how to increase adherence in patients with diabetes are given.