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Factors associated with low adherence to oral 5-aminosalicylic acid in patients with ulcerative colitis
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e0214129 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background/Aims It is well known that 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is the standard first-line treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC). Medication adherence is an important factor in the treatment of UC. We aimed to identify predictors of low adherence to oral 5-ASA in Koreans with UC. Methods Between July 2017 and January 2018, we performed a multicenter, cross-sectional study across 6 University Hospitals in Korea. Medication adherence was assessed using the modified Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) questionnaire. Our study included 264 patients with UC. Patients were requested to complete the self-reported MMAS-8 questionnaire and a survey assessing sociodemographic data. Adherence was categorized as low (scores
- Subjects :
- Male
Questionnaires
Cross-sectional study
Administration, Oral
Social Sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Habits
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Smoking Habits
Psychology
Ethnicities
030212 general & internal medicine
Mesalamine
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Alcohol Consumption
Pharmaceutics
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Middle Aged
Colitis
Ulcerative colitis
Research Design
Korean People
Medicine
Population study
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Female
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Aminosalicylic acid
Patients
Science
Population
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research and Analysis Methods
Medication Adherence
03 medical and health sciences
Pharmacotherapy
Drug Therapy
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Ulcerative Colitis
education
Nutrition
Behavior
Survey Research
business.industry
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Biology and Life Sciences
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
Diet
Health Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
chemistry
People and Places
Colitis, Ulcerative
Population Groupings
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6955f7e49fc2c5eb4f2fd531f477b410