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Medication Adherence in the Elderly with Chronic Diseases Referring to Academic Medical Centers of Ardabil, Iran in 2018
- Source :
- Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care. 8
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Briefland, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background: Today, the medical world faces an increase in the incidence of chronic diseases. Medication adherence is an essential component of the effective treatment of such diseases and failure to it, especially in the elderly, has a negative impact on health. Objectives: The current study aimed at determining the level of medication adherence in the elderly with chronic diseases referring to academic medical centers in Ardabil, Iran. Methods: In the current cross sectional study, 222 elderly patients with chronic diseases (i e, musculoskeletal, diabetes, cardiovascular and renal conditions) referring to the clinics of Imam Khomeini, Fatemi, and Alavi hospitals in Ardabil in 2018 were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and the Morisky medication adherence scale (MMAS). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analysis with SPSS version 16. Results: The mean age of the elderly was 68.25 ± 7.65 years; 187 (84%) subjects had unsatisfactory medication adherence (score 6). The probability of satisfactory adherence to medication was higher in the elderly with higher level of education, but other variables such as age, gender, occupational status, income level, network of life, place of residence, marital status, and type of chronic disease had no significant effect on medication adherence. Conclusions: The high level of medication non-adherence in the elderly with chronic diseases is a matter of concern and it seems necessary to perform studies on the barriers to medication adherence in the elderly and solve them.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
030504 nursing
Descriptive statistics
Cross-sectional study
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Occupational prestige
medicine.disease
Logistic regression
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Family medicine
medicine
Marital status
Residence
030212 general & internal medicine
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23224207 and 23223758
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4ed3f119ac16303751c9dae99077bf3e