Adherence to Treatment with Oral Nucleoside/Nucleotide Analogs in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.

Autor:	Ozyigitoglu D; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Sevgi DY; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Tahtasakal CA; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Oncul A; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Gunduz A; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Dokmetas I; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni [Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul] 2022 Dec 19; Vol. 56 (4), pp. 543-551. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 19 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.14744/SEMB.2022.82608
Abstrakt:	Objectives: Adherence to antiviral treatment is important for treatment success and prevention of resistance. It was aimed to determine treatment adherence to nucleoside/nucleotide analogs and factors influencing on adherence. Methods: The study included 168 patients who received oral nucleoside/nucleotide analog with diagnosis of chronic hepatitis for at least 1 year. Data regarding demographic characteristics and missed drug were collected using a survey, while list of medication within prior year were extracted from pharmacy registry and Medication Possession Rate (MPR) was calculated. Results: There were 60 women (35.7%) and 108 men (64.3%) in the study. Mean age was calculated as 43.61±10.35 years. It was found that 29.2% of patients were non-adherent based on MPR (MPR<0.90). It was observed that adherence was improved on middle age. Treatment adherence was found to be higher in patients receiving medication due to disorders other than hepatitis B. It was found that there was no significant difference in adherence according to age, gender, occupation status, marital status, smoking or alcohol consumption habits, type of antiviral treatment, time and mode of drug intake, and biopsy finding at time of drug prescription. The most common cause was identified as forgetfulness for missed drug. Other common causes were inoccupation and alteration in daily routine. Conclusion: In our study, the treatment adherence determined by MPR was 70.8%. This rate was lower than those reported for chronic hepatitis B in the literature. It is important to monitor and encourage treatment adherence in patients with chronic hepatitis B by clinicians. Competing Interests: None declared. (©Copyright 2022 by The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital.)
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