Correlates of treatment compliance in infertile patients with polycystic ovary syndrome / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate factors that correlated to compliance of treatment in infertile patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to provide basis for clinical treatment, specialist consultation and health education. Methods Compliance was assessed by a questionnaire designed by reference to Morisky-Green test and therapeutic principles for PCOS. Interviews were performed in 128 infertile patients with PCOS in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei in China during March 2009 to September 2010. Data were analyzed with logistic regression. Results Logistic regression analysis revealed that a total of 41 (34.2% ) of 120 participants investigated showed good compliance. Factors that might significantly (P ＜ 0.05 ) correlate compliance of treatment included body mass index (BMI) of the patients ( OR = 2.426, 95% CI = 1.428 - 4.121 ), length of their marriage ( OR = 0.398, 95% CI =0.225 - 0.704) and their concerns for adverse drug reactions ( OR= 0.216, 95% CI = 0.067 - 0.694).Conclusions Patients with obesity, shorter length of marriage and concerns for adverse drug reactions show lower compliance. Publicity and intervention to those patients should be strengthened in clinics to improve their treatment compliance in patients with PCOS.