Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil
Patient Prefer Adherence
;
13: 1-10, 2019.
Article
in English
| LILACS, CONASS, ColecionaSUS, SES-SP, SESSP-CVEPROD, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1418524
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate medication adherence and associated socioeconomic factors in elderly Brazilians.Methodology:
This observational study was conducted with 159 elderly retired in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo. Treatment adherence was assessed with the questions from the Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence Questionnaire, and medications were classified using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical system. Statistical tests and adjusted Poisson regression models were used to analyze variables.Results:
The study population was mostly female (67.5%), had an average age of, and took an average of 6.5 medications per day. The most commonly used drugs were agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system (67.9%), statins (62.3%), antithrombotic agents (48.4%), and biguanides (37.1%) for the treatment of hypertension (76.7%), dyslipidemia (54.1%), and diabetes (47.8%). The rate of adherence was below 60% in the groups of participants that were analyzed except for the high household income category, which had a rate of 75.8%.Conclusion:
Medication adherence among the elderly was low in all categories except for the high household income category, a relevant finding that will help to understand medication adherence patterns in elderly Brazilians.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Population
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Therapeutics
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Family Characteristics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Patient Prefer Adherence
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundación IDEA,/MX
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Health Sciences Department/BR
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Health Sciences Department, Institute for Medical Assistance to State Public Servants/BR
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