Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers

• Published in: Rev. RENE Vol. 22; p. e44129
• Main Authors: Lima, Lucas Pinto de, Almeida, Priscila Fernanda de, Fadel, Cristina Berger, Cabral, Luciane Patrícia Andreani, Krum, Everson Augusto, Bordin, Danielle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 01-01-2021
• Subjects: patient compliance; drug administration schedule; occupational groups; risk factors; medication adherence
• ISSN: 1517-3852; 2175-6783
• DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.20212244129

Objective: to analyze factors associated with medication adherence among public university workers who reported use of continuous medication. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 629 workers from a public university. Data were collected through interviews using forms adapted from the Brazilian Ministry of Health and analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: three hundred thirty-one (52.6%) participants were users of continuous medication, of these, 175 (52.9%) had a partially satisfactory adherence pattern and 156 (47.1%) a totally satisfactory pattern. Workers with chronic back problems, depression, weakness/tiredness, dyspnea, and chest pain had significantly less adherence to drug treatment (p≤0.050). Sociodemographic and labor characteristics, polypharmacy, and type of medication were not associated with medication adherence (p>0.050). Conclusion: satisfactory drug adherence was observed among the participants in relation to drug treatment, and the presence of some symptoms and specific chronic diseases was associated with partially satisfactory drug adherence.