HUBUNGAN ANTARA DRUG RELATED PROBLEMS DENGAN KUALITAS HDUP PASIEN DIABETES MELITUS TIPE 2 DI POLIKLINIK GERIATRI RSUP Dr. SARDJITO YOGYAKARTA

Incidence of drug related problems (DRPs) often occurs in elderly patient. Organ function declines in the elderly cause degenerative diseases, such as diabetes mellitus (DM). Elderly patient with type 2 diabetes at risk of DRPs that affect the patient�s quality of life (QoL). This study aims to determine the relationship between DRPs and QoL in elderly patient with from type 2 diabetes in Geriatric Clinic of Dr. Sardjito Hospital Yogyakarta. The study design was a cross sectional study. The study was conducted on 60 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Geriatric Clinic of Dr. Sardjito Hospital Yogyakarta on period March 18th 2013 � June 18th 2013. DRPs assessment based on the literature and interviews related to the assessment of patient compliance and drug side effects based on Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and Naranjo Scale. The Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire was used to measure QoL the patients. The results of study was found that total incidence of DRPs are 46 events from 60 patients (53,33 %) consist of drug interaction (19 events