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Background. Most recent WHO research shows that mortality rate from coronary heart disease in Lithuania is 38.26 % of all death. Dyslipidemia is one of the most important cardiovascular disease risk factors, which increases morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. [1] Objective. To evaluate and compare patients’ attitude to lipid metabolism acting medicine, depending to cardiovascular risk. Methods. Patients who match world health organization’s SCORE program determined high or very high cardiovascular risk criteria were the subject of this survey. Participants were given compiled and bioethics committee approved questionnaire. Patients’ attitude to regular lipid metabolism acting medicine use and various factors that may impact regular medicine adherence were assessed during survey. Statistical analysis was performed by using „IBM SPSS Statistics 23“ and „Microsoft Excel 2016“ programe packages. Results. Out of 235 questioned patients, 106 (45.1%) were woman, and 129 (54.9%) men. Among all survey replies cardiovascular risk distributed accordingly: among men high cardiovascular risk had 52, very high cardiovascular risk – 77, among women high cardiovascular risk had 39, very high cardiovascular risk – 77. Divided patients into age groups (younger than 50, 50-65year old, older then 65), the best adherence percentage was noticed among 50 – 65 year old patients. Adherence was also induced by gender, medicine use of time and medicine price. Conclusion. Dyslipidemias’ adequate medical correction among patients isn’t sufficient, more than a third of patients use medicine irregularly, even more patients tend to use then irregularly as medicine use of time increases. There was also established factor of irregular medicine usage: incomplete doctor’s medicine explanation, experiencing side effects, other patients, family members, media and medicine price. Recommendations. Doctors should give a proper explanation about medicine, therefore patients should use medicine regularly and if any questions or doubts occur to patient he should seek advice from his family doctor. |
