Non-adherence to Disease-Modifying Treatments in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system. Usually, long-term MS medications are injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously, making them intolerable for many MS patients. Objectives: In the present study, the rate and the causes of non-adherence to M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Guilan University of Medical Sciences
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://cjns.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-76&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
| Summary: | Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease of the central nervous system. Usually, long-term MS medications are injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously, making them intolerable for many MS patients.
Objectives: In the present study, the rate and the causes of non-adherence to MS disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) were assessed in patients with MS.
Materials and Methods: Two hundred and three MS patients of Guilan MS Society were interviewed demographic and clinical data of the patients were collected.
Results: Among the 203 patients, 73.9% were female. The mean±SD age of the patients was 32.47±9.15. Non-adherence to DMDs was due to side effects (21.7%) and requests of the families (21.7%) or ineffectiveness (17.4%). Significant association was seen between the non-adherence to DMDs and gender (p=0.015) and relapses (p=0.021).
Conclusion: The evidence from the present study suggests that there is a high rate of non-adherence to DMDs in MS patients in Guilan. |
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| ISSN: | 2383-4307 2423-4818 |