Relationship between depression and non-adherence to anticoagulant therapy after valve replacement
(East. Mediterr. health j).
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ABSTRACT
Management of anticoagulant therapy after mechanical valve replacement is difficult in developing countries because of patient non-adherence. The effect of depression on adherence to drug therapy and to a clinic visit schedule was evaluated for 62 patients who received prostheses. All were prescribed a once-per-day regimen of warfarin and were scheduled for three appointments at the anticoagulant clinic for dose adjustment at 3-week intervals. According to the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, 22 were depressed. Non-depressed patients were more compliant than depressed patients; adherence was inversely correlated with depression scores. While depression had no relationship with age, sex and cardiac symptoms, there was a relationship with anxiety and poor social support
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Assunto principal:
Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Esquema de Medicação
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Estudos Epidemiológicos
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Monitoramento de Medicamentos
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Assistência ao Convalescente
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Doenças das Valvas Cardíacas
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Anticoagulantes
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En
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2003