Adesão ao tratamento clínico ambulatorial da hipertensão arterial sistêmica

Factors associated with adherence to pharmacological treatment in hypertensive patients enrolled in the HIPERDIA program

Objective: To assess adherence to antihypertensive treatment in patients at a Family Health Strategy (FHS) unit. Methods: quantitative, transversal, and observational study with 131 hypertensive patients registered in the HIPERDIA program of an FHS located in the city of Lagarto, Sergipe, Brazil, through the analysis of medical records and the application of structured questionnaires. The assessment of the degree of adherence was carried out through the Brief Medication Questionnaire. Results: Factors related to poor adherence were illiteracy (PR: 0.61; 95%CI: 0.42 - 0.89), per capita family income < 1 minimum wage (PR: 0.51; 95%CI : 0.33 - 0.78) and high pharmacological complexity (PR: 0.66; 95%CI: 0.45 - 0.97), while only regular physical activity (PR: 2.64; 95%CI: 1.28 - 5.46) and a good quality of life (PR: 1.44; 95%CI: 1.02 - 2.04) remained positively associated with adherence. Conclusion: As these are modifiable factors, the simplification of the therapeutic scheme and the regular practice of physical activity are key points for increasing adherence to the treatment of systemic arterial hypertension in Primary Care.

Adherence to treatment with oral antineoplastic therapy in outpatients

BACKGROUND

Multiple factors have defined the success of treatment with oral antineoplastic, especially adherence to the therapeutic regimen. The aim of this study was to describe the profile of individuals in treatment with oral antineoplastic according to the sociodemographic and clinical epidemiology factors as well as to estimate the association with those to Non-adherence to the treatment with oral antineoplastic.

METHODS

A cross-sectional observational study was performed in the chemotherapy outpatient's department from December 2015 to March 2016 at a teaching hospital. The outcome Non-adherence was evaluated according to Morisky Green test. The variables which have reached statistical significance in the bivariate analysis were tested in the multivariate model to evaluate if they remained associated to "Non-adherence" according to the Poisson logistic regression and corrected by robust variance.

RESULTS

In total, 233 patients were analyzed and 60.9% were found in Non-adherence to the treatment with oral antineoplastic according Morisky Green test (MMAS8), in which forgetfulness were often and had driven to non-adherence outcome. Multivariate analysis found three final predictors for Non-adherence which were own income, carer, unease and had needed urgency services in the last year.

CONCLUSION

This study reveals several factors associated with nonadherence. Those outcomes show that the patient's journey during antineoplastic treatment must be discussed and addressed in a broad way together with measures in public health policies.

Qualidade de vida e adesão medicamentosa para pessoas hipertensas

Resumo Objetivo: Analisar a correlação entre adesão medicamentosa e qualidade de vida para pessoas hipertensas assistidas em Unidades Básicas de Saúde. Métodos: Estudo transversal, analítico, com amostra aleatória e representativa. Avaliou-se a correlação entre qualidade de vida e adesão medicamentosa, utilizando-se o Minichal Brasil e a escala Morisky de adesão medicamentosa. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 720 pessoas, acompanhadas em 13 Unidades Básicas de Saúde. A média de idade foi de 62,5 anos. O coeficiente de Spearman revelou uma correlação inversa (Rho = -0,130) e estatisticamente significante (p=0,001), de fraca magnitude. Conclusão: A correlação inversa significa que maior adesão (maiores escores na escala Morisky) equivale a melhor qualidade de vida (menores escores da escala Minichal Brasil). A fraca correlação entre qualidade de vida e adesão medicamentosa reforça a ideia de que qualidade de vida para hipertensos está relacionada a outros fatores, sugerindo novas investigações.