Treatment Compliance with Fixed-Dose Combination of Vildagliptin/Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inadequately Controlled with Metformin Monotherapy: A 24-Week Observational Study

Table 1

Compliance questionnaire.

Variable
Does the therapy affect the daily activities of the patient?	In acute degree
	In some degree
	No
Taking their medication at the same time every day?	Yes
	No
Does the patient have difficulties in swallowing the medication?	Yes
	No
How important do you consider that the therapy is in order to treat the disease?	Very important
	Important
	Of some importance
Have they missed any dose of the treatment?	Today
	Yesterday
	Last week
	Last 2 weeks
	Last month
	Not one dose
Percentage of medication received last month.	Mean
	SD
Does the patient remember the commercial names of the medications?	Yes
	No
Total number of daily tablets for the treatment of T2DM.	Mean
	SD
How often do they forget to take their treatment for T2DM.	Never/almost never
	1-2 times a month
	1 time in a week
	>1 time in a week
	Almost every day
Compliance.	Yes
	No