| Autor: |
Ziyad Alrabiah, Syed Wajid, Ibrahim Alsulaihim, Sultan Alghadeer, Abdulaziz Alhossan, Salmeen D. Babelghaith, Mohamed Al-Arifi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 369-373 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1319-0164 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jsps.2020.01.018 |
| Popis: |
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ self-reported adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) and determine the factors associated with premature discontinuation of DAPT. Methods: The cross-sectional interview-based study was conducted among adult outpatients who visited the outpatient department of King Khalid University Hospital, Cardiac Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, over a period of 3 months from May to July of 2016. Medication adherence was assessed using the Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale (SEAMS), which is composed of 13 items with a 3-point Likert scale. Results: A total of 192 patients participated in the study. The majority of the participants were male (82.1%), and the mean age was 55.66 ± 10.80 years. More than 84% (84.4%) of the patients reported that they were “confident” in taking several medications each day. The minimum and maximum SEAMS scores were 22 and 39, respectively, with the mean score being 30.8 ± 3.5. Almost all patients had moderate scores and adherence; only one patient got a score of 39. Among sociodemographic characteristics, only health insurance and income were significantly associated with the medication adherence score (p |
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