Multidimensional analysis of treatment adherence in patients with multiple chronic conditions. A cross-sectional study in a tertiary hospital.
Patient Educ Couns
; 81(2): 161-8, 2010 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-20167450
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Determine treatment adherence in patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCC).METHODS:
A random patient sample ≥ 15 years, discharged from hospital with ≥1 chronic conditions (CC) was interviewed after 6-12 months. Analysis included variables in 5 dimensions (WHO) socio-demographics, disease, treatment, patient and health system characteristics. Morisky-Green adherence questionnaire was used. High chronic treatment complexity was defined as >3 pills/day, >6 inhalations/day, >1 injection/day, pharmacological treatment plus diet or self-monitoring techniques.RESULTS:
301 patients were interviewed (62 ± 15 years, 59% males). Despite good treatment information perception (79%), only 3% followed the patient education programme. Poor adherents (82%) were older (64 ± 14 years vs. 55 ± 16 years), had more CC (3.25 ± 2.02 vs. 2.62 ± 2.72), a higher frequency of hypertension (44% vs. 15%), ischaemic heart diseases (21% vs. 4%), hyperlipidaemia (19% vs. 6%), more pills/day (5.78 ± 4.14 vs. 3.20 ± 4.70) and more complex treatments (95% vs. 70%) (p<0.05). On multivariate analysis number of CC [3.68 (0.75-18.15)], pills/day [2.23 (1.02-4.84)], treatment complexity [4.00 (1.45-11.04)], and hypertension [2.57 (1.06-6.25)] were predictive of poor adherence (OR 95% CI p<0.05).CONCLUSION:
The WHO conceptual framework allows the construction of poor adherence risk profiles in patients with MCC after hospital discharge. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Predictive variables of poor adherence could help clinicians detect patients with MCC most likely to present poor adherence.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alta do Paciente
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Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
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Doença Crônica
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Adesão à Medicação
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Patient Educ Couns
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha