Assessment of Adherence to Cardiovascular Medicines in Saudi Population: An Observational Study in Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

Assessment of Adherence to Cardiovascular Medicines in Saudi Population: An Observational Study in Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital

Drug adherence has been extensively evaluated in many developed countries in the West using different methods of medication adherence measurement; however, there are relatively few reports studying the adherence levels among Saudi patients. Thus, this study will evaluate the adherence to cardiovascu...

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Published in:Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 122
Main Authors: Almeman, Ahmad Abdulrahman, Al Mesned, Abdulrahman, Alredaini, Ibrahim Abdullah, Alhumaidan, Raghad Ibrahim, Alharbi, Sarah Bakheet, Alassaf, Farah Abdullah, Alharbi, Seham Fayez, Alharbi, Saud Bader, Alharbi, Hadeel Mubarak
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United Arab Emirates 2023
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cardiovascular Agents - therapeutic use
Cardiovascular Diseases - drug therapy
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Saudi Arabia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
Saudi Arabia
Adherence
Saudi Arabia
cross-sectional
cardiovascular
medications and (PSCC)
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Summary:Drug adherence has been extensively evaluated in many developed countries in the West using different methods of medication adherence measurement; however, there are relatively few reports studying the adherence levels among Saudi patients. Thus, this study will evaluate the adherence to cardiovascular medicines in Saudi patients visiting (PSCC) in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional observational study relied on self-administered questionnaires. This study used the Morisky, Green, and Levine (MGL) Adherence Scale, also known as the MAQ (Medication Adherence Questionnaire), in PSCC's pharmacy waiting room in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. This study included 993 PSCC pharmacy waiting room patients. The patients were between 11 and 50 years old, and 52.7 percent were male. Most participants (71.2%) were above 50, while 16.3% were 41-50. Non-adherent patients cited traveling or being busy (28.6%), forgetting (18.7%), daily multi-medications (7.1%), being sleepy or sleeping (6.6%), and not repeating the prescription (6.6%). The Medicine Adherence Questionnaire indicated that 62.6 percent of patients fully adhered to their medications, and 21.6 percent usually adhered. Only drug adverse effects affected adherence (p =0.0001). The current study showed that there is a good level of adherence among patients with cardiovascular diseases toward their diseases. The most common reasons for neglecting medications include traveling or being busy, forgetting multiple medications, and being tired or sleeping. Having experience with side effects was the only significant factor affecting adherence to medications.
ISSN:2212-4063
DOI:10.2174/011871529X257067230927101533