Self-Reported Non-adherence to Medication in Japanese Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases

Objective Non-adherence to medication is an important problem in cardiovascular treatment. The aim of this study was to assess self-reported non-adherence in Japanese patients with cardiovascular disease. Methods A total of 1372 outpatients at three university hospitals who completed self-reported q...

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Published in:American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions devices, and other interventions, 2018-08, Vol.18 (4), p.311-316
Main Authors: Suzuki, Tsuyoshi, Shiga, Tsuyoshi, Omori, Hisako, Tatsumi, Fujio, Nishimura, Katsuji, Hagiwara, Nobuhisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anticoagulants
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Councils
Disease prevention
Drug dosages
Employment
Epidemiology
Health risk assessment
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Hospitals
Hypertension
Interdisciplinary aspects
Medical screening
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Original Research Article
Patient compliance
Patients
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Pharmacotherapy
Questionnaires
Studies
Substance abuse treatment
Systematic review
Transplants & implants
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Womens health
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Summary:Objective Non-adherence to medication is an important problem in cardiovascular treatment. The aim of this study was to assess self-reported non-adherence in Japanese patients with cardiovascular disease. Methods A total of 1372 outpatients at three university hospitals who completed self-reported questionnaires were analyzed in this prospective study (mean age 67 ± 12 years; 31% female). Self-reported adherence to cardiovascular drugs was measured with a modified Siegal scale. Depressive symptoms were defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score of ≥ 10. Results A total of 227 patients (17%) were defined as non-adherent. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that ≥ 2 times daily dosing frequency, age 
ISSN:1175-3277
1179-187X
DOI:10.1007/s40256-018-0278-z