Assessment of Medication Adherence in Patients with Chronic Diseases in Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

IF 0.8 Q4 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice Pub Date : 2021-01-11 eCollection Date: 2020-10-01 DOI:10.4103/jrpp.JRPP_20_97

Kousalya Prabahar, Maymonah Abdullah Albalawi, Lama Almani, Sarah Alenizy

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Abstract

Objective: Uncontrolled chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus can lead to severe complications. Poor adherence to medication is one of the important reasons, leading to complications for chronically diseased patients. We aimed to assess the trend toward medication adherence and the reasons for medication nonadherence in chronic disease patients in Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Participants were selected and interviewed for information regarding their medication adherence. A medication adherence rating scale questionnaire was used to measure the level of adherence in study participants. The data were analyzed by the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) database 24.

Findings: Overall, 208 participants were involved in this study. Among these, 134 (64.4%) were female, and 74 (35.6%) were male. This study showed that 159 (76.44%) participants were adherent to their medications and nearly one-quarter of patients were nonadherent to their medications. No statistically significant differences were found between male and female patients toward their medication adherence. The primary intentional and nonintentional reason for nonadherence was side effects and forgetfulness, respectively.

Conclusion: Tailoring the therapy according to the individual need of the patients will maximize the patient's adherence toward medications.

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沙特阿拉伯王国Tabuk慢性疾病患者药物依从性评估

目的:高血压、糖尿病等慢性疾病不加控制可导致严重并发症。服药依从性差是导致慢性病患者出现并发症的重要原因之一。我们旨在评估沙特阿拉伯Tabuk市慢性疾病患者药物依从性的趋势和药物不依从性的原因。方法:在沙特阿拉伯Tabuk的一家三级保健医院进行了一项横断面研究。参与者被选中并接受采访，以了解他们的药物依从性。使用药物依从性评定量表问卷来测量研究参与者的依从性水平。数据采用社会科学统计软件包(SPSS)数据库24进行分析。研究结果:总共有208名参与者参与了这项研究。其中女性134例(64.4%)，男性74例(35.6%)。本研究显示，159名(76.44%)参与者坚持服药，近四分之一的患者不坚持服药。男性和女性患者在药物依从性方面没有统计学上的显著差异。不坚持治疗的主要故意和非故意原因分别是副作用和健忘。结论:根据患者的个性化需求定制治疗方案，可以最大限度地提高患者对药物的依从性。

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Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY-

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期刊介绍： The main focus of the journal will be on evidence-based drug-related medical researches (with clinical pharmacists’ intervention or documentation), particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean region. However, a wide range of closely related issues will be also covered. These will include clinical studies in the field of pharmaceutical care, reporting adverse drug reactions and human medical toxicology, pharmaco-epidemiology and toxico-epidemiology (poisoning epidemiology), social aspects of pharmacy practice, pharmacy education and economic evaluations of treatment protocols (e.g. cost-effectiveness studies). Local reports of medication utilization studies at hospital or pharmacy levels will only be considered for peer-review process only if they have a new and useful message for the international pharmacy practice professionals and readers.