Salari A, Rouhi Balasi L, Ashouri A, Moaddab F, Zaersabet F, Nourisaeed A. Medication Adherence and its Related Factors in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Angioplasty.
J Caring Sci 2018;
7:213-218. [PMID:
30607362 PMCID:
PMC6311628 DOI:
10.15171/jcs.2018.032]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) has
no effect on coronary artery atherosclerosis, thus the modification of physiological risk
factors seems essential to prevent coronary artery disease (CAD). Then PCI patients have
to receive multiple drug therapies in an attempt to prevent the recurrence of cardiac
events. In spite of the evidence based on medication adherence to prevent post-PCI CAD
development, medication adherence is the main concern for health care system. Accordingly,
this study aims to determine the medication adherence and its related factors among these
patients.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the statistical
community was the patients undergoing PCI at medical educational hospital of Dr. Heshmat
in Rasht, Iran. 269 patients were selected by convenient sampling method. The data were
collected by a questionnaire consisting of 4 parts, namely the socio-individual factors,
Morisky medication adherence scale, hospital anxiety and depression scale and cardiac
patient’s self-efficacy scale. Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics and the
significance variables in univariate analysis were examined in a multi logistic regression
model through considering co-linearity.
Results: The results showed that 75 patients (28%) didn’t
adhere to the medication. In addition, the majority of them were reported to have clinical
anxiety (44.2%) and mild depression (55.8%). Also, based on the results derived from
multiple logistic regressions, only the spouse's educational level and family history of
coronary artery disease were significant predictors of medication adherence.
Conclusion: The current study findings display lack of
complete post-PCI medication adherence, which underscores the importance of the existence
of cardiac rehabilitation systems in the society. Therefore, it is recommended that
cardiac rehabilitation centers be built in the society.
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