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Abstract
One of the major problems in cardiology practice is poor adherence to antihypertensive medication. This study aimed to evaluate medication adherence; we also aim to investigate the predictors of intentional and unintentional non-adherence. We issued a survey containing questions about patient demographics, blood pressure control, pharmaceutical care, and adherence level to medication. Retrospective analysis of the prescription database of the National Health Service of the Republic of Latvia was performed. The prevalence of non-adherence was 45.9%. The lowest adherence rate (38.2%) was found among patients taking medication for 2–4.9 years. Even though
84.7% of respondents had a blood pressure monitor at home, only 25.3% of them reported measuring blood pressure regularly. There were differences between the groups of adherent patients in terms of the patients’ net income (p = 0.004), medication co-payments (p = 0.007), and whether the pharmacist
offered to reduce the costs of drug therapy (p = 0.002). Roughly half of the prescriptions (50.4%) containing perindopril were purchased by patients from pharmacies. The medication adherence level and blood pressure control at home were assessed as low. Intentionally non-adherent respondents discontinued
their medication because of fear of getting used to medicines. The pharmacists’ behaviour in terms of offering to reduce the costs of medications used was influenced by socio-economic factors.
84.7% of respondents had a blood pressure monitor at home, only 25.3% of them reported measuring blood pressure regularly. There were differences between the groups of adherent patients in terms of the patients’ net income (p = 0.004), medication co-payments (p = 0.007), and whether the pharmacist
offered to reduce the costs of drug therapy (p = 0.002). Roughly half of the prescriptions (50.4%) containing perindopril were purchased by patients from pharmacies. The medication adherence level and blood pressure control at home were assessed as low. Intentionally non-adherent respondents discontinued
their medication because of fear of getting used to medicines. The pharmacists’ behaviour in terms of offering to reduce the costs of medications used was influenced by socio-economic factors.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1085 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Aug 2021 |
Keywords*
- adherence barriers
- blood pressure control
- e-health system
- electronic prescriptions
- intentional non-adherent
- Latvia;
- medicines;
- Morisky Widget (MMAS-8)
- patient attitudes
- pharmaceutical care
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
- 3.1 Basic medicine
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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BBCE: Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence, Phase II
Ločs, J. (Project leader), Bandere, D. (Leading expert), Logviss, K. (Work package leader), Brangule, A. (Partner's coordinator), Krūmiņa, J. (Work package leader), Bārzdiņa, A. (Expert (PhD student)) & Prudņikova, D. P. (Assistant (student))
1/01/20 → 31/12/26
Project: EU Programmes › Horizon 2020