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Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases
(1) Background: COVID-19 has significantly affected the quality of life and the medication adherence of patients with chronic diseases. Attitudes towards the disease and preventive measures are the things that need to be considered for patient adherence to medication during the COVID-19 pandemic. We...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36141346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091734 |
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author | Ly, Hung Huynh Vinh Le, Ngoc Nguyen Minh Ha, Mai Thi Thao Diep, Han Gia Lam, Anh Nhut Nguyen, Thao Thi Thanh Le, Duyen Thi Nhan Nguyen, Trang Thi Nhu Le, Tu Thi Cam Taxis, Katja Pham, Suol Thanh Dang, Khanh Duy Nguyen, Thang |
author_facet | Ly, Hung Huynh Vinh Le, Ngoc Nguyen Minh Ha, Mai Thi Thao Diep, Han Gia Lam, Anh Nhut Nguyen, Thao Thi Thanh Le, Duyen Thi Nhan Nguyen, Trang Thi Nhu Le, Tu Thi Cam Taxis, Katja Pham, Suol Thanh Dang, Khanh Duy Nguyen, Thang |
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description | (1) Background: COVID-19 has significantly affected the quality of life and the medication adherence of patients with chronic diseases. Attitudes towards the disease and preventive measures are the things that need to be considered for patient adherence to medication during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the rate and compare the medication adherence and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medication adherence in Vietnamese patients with cardiovascular and endocrine–metabolic diseases. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on outpatients having chronic diseases such as cardiovascular or/and endocrine–metabolic diseases in some southern provinces in Vietnam. In each group of patients, medication adherence was measured and assessed with the General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS), adjusted and validated in Vietnam. In addition, the study also investigated attitudes and practices to prevent COVID-19. (3) Results: Out of 1444 patients in our study, the level of adherence was recorded in 867 cases, accounting for 61.1%. The group of patients with only cardiovascular disease and patients with only endocrine–metabolic disease had relatively similar compliance rates of 62 and 61.1%, respectively. The leading cause of non-adherence to treatment in all three groups of patients in the study, as assessed by the GMAS, was non-adherence due to financial constraints. Our study showed that 71.6% of patients felt anxious when going to the hospital for a medical examination. However, only 53.7% identified the COVID-19 pandemic as obstructing treatment follow-up visits. The research results showed that the COVID-19 epidemic influences the patient’s psychology with regard to re-examination and treatment adherence, with p coefficients of 0.003 and <0.001, respectively. (4) Conclusion: Medication adherence rates in two disease groups are close, and financial constraint is the fundamental reason for medication non-adherence. Regulatory agencies must take care of people’s welfare to improve adherence in the epidemic context. |
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spelling | pubmed-94988792022-09-23 Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases Ly, Hung Huynh Vinh Le, Ngoc Nguyen Minh Ha, Mai Thi Thao Diep, Han Gia Lam, Anh Nhut Nguyen, Thao Thi Thanh Le, Duyen Thi Nhan Nguyen, Trang Thi Nhu Le, Tu Thi Cam Taxis, Katja Pham, Suol Thanh Dang, Khanh Duy Nguyen, Thang Healthcare (Basel) Article (1) Background: COVID-19 has significantly affected the quality of life and the medication adherence of patients with chronic diseases. Attitudes towards the disease and preventive measures are the things that need to be considered for patient adherence to medication during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the rate and compare the medication adherence and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medication adherence in Vietnamese patients with cardiovascular and endocrine–metabolic diseases. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on outpatients having chronic diseases such as cardiovascular or/and endocrine–metabolic diseases in some southern provinces in Vietnam. In each group of patients, medication adherence was measured and assessed with the General Medication Adherence Scale (GMAS), adjusted and validated in Vietnam. In addition, the study also investigated attitudes and practices to prevent COVID-19. (3) Results: Out of 1444 patients in our study, the level of adherence was recorded in 867 cases, accounting for 61.1%. The group of patients with only cardiovascular disease and patients with only endocrine–metabolic disease had relatively similar compliance rates of 62 and 61.1%, respectively. The leading cause of non-adherence to treatment in all three groups of patients in the study, as assessed by the GMAS, was non-adherence due to financial constraints. Our study showed that 71.6% of patients felt anxious when going to the hospital for a medical examination. However, only 53.7% identified the COVID-19 pandemic as obstructing treatment follow-up visits. The research results showed that the COVID-19 epidemic influences the patient’s psychology with regard to re-examination and treatment adherence, with p coefficients of 0.003 and <0.001, respectively. (4) Conclusion: Medication adherence rates in two disease groups are close, and financial constraint is the fundamental reason for medication non-adherence. Regulatory agencies must take care of people’s welfare to improve adherence in the epidemic context. MDPI 2022-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9498879/ /pubmed/36141346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091734 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ly, Hung Huynh Vinh Le, Ngoc Nguyen Minh Ha, Mai Thi Thao Diep, Han Gia Lam, Anh Nhut Nguyen, Thao Thi Thanh Le, Duyen Thi Nhan Nguyen, Trang Thi Nhu Le, Tu Thi Cam Taxis, Katja Pham, Suol Thanh Dang, Khanh Duy Nguyen, Thang Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases |
title | Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases |
title_full | Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases |
title_fullStr | Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases |
title_full_unstemmed | Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases |
title_short | Medication Adherence in Vietnamese Patients with Cardiovascular and Endocrine–Metabolic Diseases |
title_sort | medication adherence in vietnamese patients with cardiovascular and endocrine–metabolic diseases |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36141346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091734 |
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