Assessment of Medication Compliance and Follow-Up Clinic Attendance Among Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases in the Jazan Region.
Cureus
; 16(7): e63928, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM:
Cardiovascular diseases are common causes of mortality in Saudi Arabia and the world. This study aims to assess medication compliance and regularity of follow-up for cardiovascular patients in the Jazan region.METHODOLOGY:
An analytical cross-sectional approach was used to target all registered cardiovascular patients attending the cardio clinic in a Jazan region hospital. Data were collected using an interview questionnaire developed by the researchers with the help of experts. The questionnaire included the patients' sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, disease-related data, drugs, and appointments.RESULTS:
The study included 259 patients diagnosed with cardiac disease. About 53.7% of the patients were males. All the cases had the disease for one year or more. About 56% of the patients had no difficulty remembering their medications, while 44% had problems remembering to take them. More than half of the patients had good medication adherence, and 79.6% had good appointment adherence. Only 20.4% of patients had a poor adherence rate. CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATIONS:
The adherence rate for the patients' medication and appointments was satisfactory due to high patient awareness. On the other hand, poor adherence was related more to non-Saudi patients.
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En
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Cureus
Year:
2024
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Article
Country of publication:
United States