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OBJECTIVE: To assess levels of medication adherence to antiplatelet and statins therapy among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients 30 days after hospital discharge and identify the main barriers to medication adherence and the main sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with treatment adherence. METHOD: This was a quantitative longitudinal study. Patients admitted to hospital with ACS were included. Initially, data collection was conducted using a semi-structured interview during the hospital stay. Thirty days after hospital discharge, the Brief Medication Questionnaire was applied by phone to assess treatment adherence. Descriptive statistics were used and tests were applied to analyze the association between medication adherence and clinical and sociodemographic data. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty-two patients were assessed. The Brief Medication Questionnaire test showed that 49.3% presented probable low adherence to treatment. Marital status, household income and alcohol intake showed an association with medication adherence. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the present study indicate high rates of probable nonadherence to medication among ACS patients 30 days after hospital discharge, this information could help nurses to choose specific nursing interventions that could improve adherence in patients' daily routines.
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Acute Coronary Syndrome , Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors , Acute Coronary Syndrome/drug therapy , Humans , Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Longitudinal Studies , Medication Adherence , Patient DischargeABSTRACT
Objetivo: Evaluar los niveles de adherencia a la terapia antiplaquetaria y a las estatinas por pacientes con síndrome coronario agudo (SCA) a los 30 días tras el alta hospitalaria e identificar las principales barreras y las principales variables sociodemográficas y clínicas asociadas con la adherencia al tratamiento.Método:Estudio longitudinal cuantitativo. Se incluyó a pacientes ingresados en un hospital con SCA. Inicialmente, la recolección de datos se realizó mediante una entrevista semiestructurada durante la estancia hospitalaria. A los 30 días tras el alta hospitalaria se aplicó el Brief Medication Questionnarie por teléfono, para evaluar la adherencia al tratamiento. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva y se aplicaron pruebas para analizar la asociación entre la adherencia a la medicación y los datos clínicos y sociodemográficos.Resultados: Ciento sesenta y dos pacientes fueron evaluados. El Brief Medication Questionnarie mostró que el 49,3% presentaba probable baja adherencia al tratamiento. El estado civil, el ingreso familiar y el consumo de alcohol tuvieron asociación con la adherencia a la medicación.Conclusiones: Los hallazgos del presente estudio indican altas tasas de probable falta de adherencia a la medicación por los pacientes con SCA a los 30 días tras el alta hospitalaria. Esta información podría ayudar a las enfermeras a elegir intervenciones específicas que puedan mejorar la adherencia en las rutinas diarias del paciente.
Objective: To assess levels of medication adherence to antiplatelet and statins therapy among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients 30 days after hospital discharge and identify the main barriers to medication adherence and the main sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with treatment adherence.Method: This was a quantitative longitudinal study. Patients admitted to hospital with ACS were included. Initially, data collection was conducted using a semi-structured interview during the hospital stay. Thirty days after hospital discharge, the Brief Medication Questionnaire was applied by phone to assess treatment adherence. Descriptive statistics were used and tests were applied to analyze the association between medication adherence and clinical and sociodemographic data.Results: One hundred and sixty-two patients were assessed. The Brief Medication Questionnaire test showed that 49.3% presented probable low adherence to treatment. Marital status, household income and alcohol intake showed an association with medication adherence.Conclusions: The findings of the present study indicate high rates of probable nonadherence to medication among ACS patients 30 days after hospital discharge, this information could help nurses to choose specific nursing interventions that could improve adherence in patients daily routines.
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Humans , Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors , Acute Coronary Syndrome , Drug Therapy , Patient Discharge , Treatment Adherence and Compliance , Nursing , Nurse's Role , Nurses , Cardiovascular Diseases , Therapeutics/adverse effectsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To assess levels of medication adherence to antiplatelet and statins therapy among acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients 30 days after hospital discharge and identify the main barriers to medication adherence and the main sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with treatment adherence. METHOD: This was a quantitative longitudinal study. Patients admitted to hospital with ACS were included. Initially, data collection was conducted using a semi-structured interview during the hospital stay. Thirty days after hospital discharge, the Brief Medication Questionnaire was applied by phone to assess treatment adherence. Descriptive statistics were used and tests were applied to analyze the association between medication adherence and clinical and sociodemographic data. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty-two patients were assessed. The Brief Medication Questionnaire test showed that 49.3% presented probable low adherence to treatment. Marital status, household income and alcohol intake showed an association with medication adherence. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the present study indicate high rates of probable nonadherence to medication among ACS patients 30 days after hospital discharge, this information could help nurses to choose specific nursing interventions that could improve adherence in patients' daily routines.
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This integrative review investigates how nurses plan the hospital discharge of patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) since an inadequate discharge plan and patients subsequent non-adherence to instruction provided upon discharge are indicated as potential factors for re-hospitalization. A total of 24 papers were found in a search carried out in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases between 2004 and 2008, which given the inclusion criteria, were reduced to 14 papers. The papers were analyzed and categorized into Health Education, and Nursing Care. The synthesis of results indicates that the discharge plan devised by nurses is based on two categories. The actions of nurses to promote health education can enable patients with CHF to improve self-care.
Trata-se de artigo de revisão integrativa que teve por objetivo identificar como as enfermeiras têm planejado a alta dos pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca congestiva, pois o inadequado plano de alta e o não seguimento das orientações dadas são apontados como possíveis fatores de re-hospitalização. Através da busca nas bases de dados LILACS e MEDLINE, abrangendo o período de 2004 a 2008, foram encontrados 24 artigos que, pelo critério de seleção da amostra, resultaram em 14. Os artigos foram analisados e categorizados em Educação em Saúde e Cuidado de Enfermagem. Com isso, foi possível sintetizar os resultados e identificar que o plano de alta realizado pelos enfermeiros está baseado nessas duas categorias, pois as condutas do enfermeiro para promover a educação em saúde podem proporcionar ao paciente com insuficiência cardíaca congestiva melhora no autocuidado.
Artículo de revisión integradora que tiene por objetivo identificar como las enfermeras han planificado el alta de los pacientes con Insuficiencia Cardíaca Congestiva, ya que el plan de alta inadecuado y el no seguimiento de las orientaciones dadas son apuntados como posibles factores de rehospitalización. A través de la búsqueda en las bases de datos LILACS y MEDLINE, abarcando el período de 2.004 a 2.008, fueron encontrados 24 artículos, que por el criterio de selección de la muestra resultaron en 14. Los artículos fueron analizados y categorizados en Educación en Salud y Cuidado de Enfermería. Con eso fue posible sintetizar los resultados e identificar que el plan de alta realizado por los enfermeros está basado en estas dos categorías, ya que a través de las conductas del enfermero para promover la educación en salud será posible proporcionar al paciente con Insuficiencia Cardíaca Congestiva una mejoría en el autocuidado.
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Humans , Heart Failure/nursing , Patient Care Planning , Patient DischargeABSTRACT
This integrative review investigates how nurses plan the hospital discharge of patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) since an inadequate discharge plan and patients' subsequent non-adherence to instruction provided upon discharge are indicated as potential factors for re-hospitalization. A total of 24 papers were found in a search carried out in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases between 2004 and 2008, which given the inclusion criteria, were reduced to 14 papers. The papers were analyzed and categorized into "Health Education", and "Nursing Care". The synthesis of results indicates that the discharge plan devised by nurses is based on two categories. The actions of nurses to promote health education can enable patients with CHF to improve self-care.
