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Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate medication adherence and associated socioeconomic factors in elderly Brazilians. METHODOLOGY: This observational study was conducted with 159 elderly retired in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo. Treatment adherence was assessed with the questions from the Morisky...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6777441/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31686788 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S208026 |
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author | Valassi, Juliana Martins Ribeiro Carvas Junior, Nelson Matsura Shirassu, Mirian de Paula, Kaleo Eduardo Atkinson, Elena R Koike, Marcia Kiyomi |
author_facet | Valassi, Juliana Martins Ribeiro Carvas Junior, Nelson Matsura Shirassu, Mirian de Paula, Kaleo Eduardo Atkinson, Elena R Koike, Marcia Kiyomi |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate medication adherence and associated socioeconomic factors in elderly Brazilians. METHODOLOGY: This observational study was conducted with 159 elderly retired in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo. Treatment adherence was assessed with the questions from the Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence Questionnaire, and medications were classified using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical system. Statistical tests and adjusted Poisson regression models were used to analyze variables. RESULTS: The study population was mostly female (67.5%), had an average age of, and took an average of 6.5 medications per day. The most commonly used drugs were agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system (67.9%), statins (62.3%), antithrombotic agents (48.4%), and biguanides (37.1%) for the treatment of hypertension (76.7%), dyslipidemia (54.1%), and diabetes (47.8%). The rate of adherence was below 60% in the groups of participants that were analyzed except for the high household income category, which had a rate of 75.8%. CONCLUSION: Medication adherence among the elderly was low in all categories except for the high household income category, a relevant finding that will help to understand medication adherence patterns in elderly Brazilians. |
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spelling | pubmed-67774412019-11-04 Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil Valassi, Juliana Martins Ribeiro Carvas Junior, Nelson Matsura Shirassu, Mirian de Paula, Kaleo Eduardo Atkinson, Elena R Koike, Marcia Kiyomi Patient Prefer Adherence Original Research OBJECTIVE: To evaluate medication adherence and associated socioeconomic factors in elderly Brazilians. METHODOLOGY: This observational study was conducted with 159 elderly retired in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo. Treatment adherence was assessed with the questions from the Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence Questionnaire, and medications were classified using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical system. Statistical tests and adjusted Poisson regression models were used to analyze variables. RESULTS: The study population was mostly female (67.5%), had an average age of, and took an average of 6.5 medications per day. The most commonly used drugs were agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system (67.9%), statins (62.3%), antithrombotic agents (48.4%), and biguanides (37.1%) for the treatment of hypertension (76.7%), dyslipidemia (54.1%), and diabetes (47.8%). The rate of adherence was below 60% in the groups of participants that were analyzed except for the high household income category, which had a rate of 75.8%. CONCLUSION: Medication adherence among the elderly was low in all categories except for the high household income category, a relevant finding that will help to understand medication adherence patterns in elderly Brazilians. Dove 2019-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6777441/ /pubmed/31686788 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S208026 Text en © 2019 Valassi et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Valassi, Juliana Martins Ribeiro Carvas Junior, Nelson Matsura Shirassu, Mirian de Paula, Kaleo Eduardo Atkinson, Elena R Koike, Marcia Kiyomi Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil |
title | Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil |
title_full | Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil |
title_fullStr | Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil |
title_short | Factors Associated With Medication Adherence In Elderly Retired Outpatients In São Paulo, Brazil |
title_sort | factors associated with medication adherence in elderly retired outpatients in são paulo, brazil |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6777441/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31686788 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S208026 |
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