Naslov
Patients medication adherence in chronic diseases in Zagreb (Croatia)

Autori
Culig, Josip ; Boskovic, Jelena ; Huml, Danijela ; Leppee, Marcel

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
9th Congress of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics EACPT ; abstract: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 2009 ; 105(Suppl 1):94 / - , 2009

Skup
9th Congress of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics EACPT

Mjesto i datum
Edinburgh, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 12.07.2009. - 15.07.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
medication adherence; Zagreb; chronic diseases

Sažetak
The patient's medication adherence in chronic diseases is poor. According to the selfadministered standardized adherence questionarre a patient's medication adherence in Zagreb is 41%. In chronic cardiovascular diseases it is 38%. In order to improve the patient's medication adherence an intervention strategy was applied in the high blood cholesterol group of patients. After the life-style changes were insufficient in lowering blood cholesterol level, the statin treatment was prescribed. Each patient was informed on the statin efficacy in lowering blood cholesterol and LDL, and positive effects on HDL. The importance of medication adherence was stressed and a control tests in six months were appointed. The most patients visited their health care provider after six months. According to the control tests the blood cholesterol level decreased in every patient. Also there was a strong tendency in LDL decrease in the most of patients. HDL changes were more infignificant. A further study is needed to confirm such intervention strategy in improving patient's medication adherence in chronic diseases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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