Warfarin Adherence Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Rural Area of Dongyang, China: A Questionnaire-Based Study

Autor: Chen H, Xu X, Peng J, Ge X, Zhang J, Dong Q, Jiang X, Li P
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Patient Preference and Adherence, Vol Volume 16, Pp 2345-2352 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1177-889X
64732541
Popis: Huadong Chen,1 Xing’e Xu,1 Jiren Peng,2 Xuan Ge,3 Jing’an Zhang,1 Qianqian Dong,1 Xiunan Jiang,1 Piaopiao Li1 1Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Vasculocardiology, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Management Center, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dongyang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Huadong Chen, Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Dongyang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 60th Wuning West Road, Dongyang, People’s Republic of China, Email chuadong666@163.comIntroduction: Adherence to warfarin is associated with improved outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but the adherence status of patients in rural areas of China is not known.Methods: A questionnaire-based study evaluating warfarin adherence of rural residents with AF was carried out in Dongyang, China. Potentially eligible patients were screened and contacted by telephone, and their demographic characteristics were collected. Illness perception was assessed using the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ), and warfarin adherence was assessed using a Chinese-version adherence scale. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with unsatisfactory adherence.Results: A total of 201 patients (male, n=99; mean age, 70.3± 8.12 years) were included, among whom 95 (47.3%) patients showed good adherence and 63 (31.3%) poor adherence. Number of co-dispensed drugs (multivariate analysis: odds ratio [OR]=3.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.35– 9.81, p=0.011) and BIPQ score (OR=1.25, 95% CI 1.17– 1.33, p< 0.001) were identified as factors associated with good adherence.Conclusion: Medical adherence to warfarin needs to improve in rural patients with AF. Efforts that can reduce the number of co-dispensed drugs and increase illness perception may improve warfarin adherence. This study may benefit future management of warfarin administration to rural patients with AF.Keywords: adherence, warfarin, illness perception, polypharmacy, rural
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