predicting medication adherence based on personality characteristics in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Objective:diabetes mellitus is a chronic illness and adherence to medications is vital to manage the illness. the purpose of this study was to examine the prediction of medication adherence based on personality factors in a group of individuals with type 2 diabetes in yasuj. materials and methods: one hundred twenty individuals with type 2 diabetes who visited health centers were selected for this study through convenience sampling. the participants completed the neo-five factor inventory and medication adherence rating scale (mars). the data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis using spss software. results:the results showed that among the big-five personality factors, only neuroticisms significantly predicted adherence to medications (β= -0.31, p-value< 0.003). furthermore, the model explained only 19% of the variance in medication adherence (r2= 0.19, p-value< 0.01). conclusion:this study indicated that a large proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes did not adhere to their medications. this study highlighted that the personality trait of neuroticism was important in predicting medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes.