Factors associated with thiopurine non-adherence in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Autor: James O. Lindsay, Lucia Macken, James R Goodhand, B. Sirwan, Louise Langmead, Nicholas M. Croft, N Tshuma, Peter M. Irving, N. Kamperidis, F. A. Chowdhury, Y. Koodun, N. Direkze, David S. Rampton
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Alimentary pharmacologytherapeutics. 38(9)
ISSN: 1365-2036
Popis: Summary Background Medication non-adherence seems to be a particular problem in younger patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and has a negative impact on disease outcome. Aims To assess whether non-adherence, defined using thiopurine metabolite levels, is more common in young adults attending a transition clinic than adults with IBD and whether psychological co-morbidity is a contributing factor. We also determined the usefulness of the Modified Morisky 8-item Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) to detect non-adherence. Methods Seventy young adults [51% (36) male] and 74 [62% (46) male] adults were included. Psychological co-morbidity was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and self-reported adherence using the MMAS-8. Results Twelve percent (18/144) of the patients were non-adherent. Multivariate analysis [OR, (95% CI), P value] confirmed that being young adult [6.1 (1.7–22.5), 0.001], of lower socio-economic status [1.1 (1.0–1.1)
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