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ea0049ep1029 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2017

Adherence to hormone replacement therapy in patients with hyp-opituitarism using the Morisky 4-item scale: results of a pilot, prospective, cross-sectional study

Boguszewski Cesar , Abe Simone , Barbosa Bruna , Biondo Claudia , Takito Debora , Santos Kamila , Hayashi Sayuri , Amarilla Victor

Objective: To investigate adherence to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in patients with hypopituitarism in a tertiary center outpatient clinic.Patients and methods: Prospective, cross-sectional study of patients with hypopituitarism on HRT for at least two pituitary deficiencies (independent of diabetes insipidus). Medication adherence was assessed using a validated Portuguese version of four-item Morisky scale, in which participants were asked to indi...