Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
This study evaluated medication adherence and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Slovenian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and examined the factors associated with HRQoL. Demographic and therapy information was collected from 65 patients through interviews. The St....
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| author | Horvat Nejc Locatelli Igor Kos Mitja Janežič Ana |
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| description | This study evaluated medication adherence and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Slovenian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and examined the factors associated with HRQoL. Demographic and therapy information was collected from 65 patients through interviews. The St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale were used to evaluate HRQoL and adherence, resp. A multiple linear regression model was used to assess the association between the factors and HRQoL. The mean St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score (range 0-100, with higher scores indicating lower HRQoL) was 41.4. COPD affected patients’ daily activities more than their social and psychological functioning. Slightly more than 53 % of the patients were optimally adherent, while 12 % were non-adherent. Patients with lower HRQoL had a larger number of medications for concomitant diseases, experienced COPD exacerbation in the last year, and had less education. No statistically significant correlation was found between medication adherence and HRQoL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9e1b6983636461abdffc6a079feea742022-12-21T19:17:29ZengSciendoActa Pharmaceutica1846-95582018-03-0168111712510.2478/acph-2018-0006acph-2018-0006Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseHorvat Nejc0Locatelli Igor1Kos Mitja2Janežič Ana3Chair of Social Pharmacy Faculty of Pharmacy University of Ljubljana 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaChair of Social Pharmacy Faculty of Pharmacy University of Ljubljana 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaChair of Social Pharmacy Faculty of Pharmacy University of Ljubljana 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaChair of Social Pharmacy Faculty of Pharmacy University of Ljubljana 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaThis study evaluated medication adherence and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Slovenian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and examined the factors associated with HRQoL. Demographic and therapy information was collected from 65 patients through interviews. The St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale were used to evaluate HRQoL and adherence, resp. A multiple linear regression model was used to assess the association between the factors and HRQoL. The mean St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score (range 0-100, with higher scores indicating lower HRQoL) was 41.4. COPD affected patients’ daily activities more than their social and psychological functioning. Slightly more than 53 % of the patients were optimally adherent, while 12 % were non-adherent. Patients with lower HRQoL had a larger number of medications for concomitant diseases, experienced COPD exacerbation in the last year, and had less education. No statistically significant correlation was found between medication adherence and HRQoL.https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2018-0006chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasehealthrelated quality of lifeadherence |
| spellingShingle | Horvat Nejc Locatelli Igor Kos Mitja Janežič Ana Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Acta Pharmaceutica chronic obstructive pulmonary disease healthrelated quality of life adherence |
| title | Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_full | Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_fullStr | Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_short | Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| title_sort | medication adherence and health related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| topic | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease healthrelated quality of life adherence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2018-0006 |
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