Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia
Pain is a public health problem with profound physical, emotional, and societal costs. Conventional oral analgaesics are usually the first treatment, which is cost-effective and relatively safe. However, medication noncompliance is a serious healthcare concern. Medication noncompliance has remained...
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| author | Kerpagam SR Nagarajan Usha S. Rajah T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam Rajesh Kumar Muniandy |
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| description | Pain is a public health problem with profound physical, emotional, and societal costs. Conventional oral analgaesics are usually the first treatment, which is cost-effective and relatively safe. However, medication noncompliance is a serious healthcare concern. Medication noncompliance has remained a significant challenge despite considerable efforts to improve patient compliance. Therefore, a study was done to assess medication compliance at a Pain Clinic in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. The study period was from December 2019 to January 2020. A total of 180 patients participated in the study. The study showed that pain clinic patients’ medication compliance was 65%. With the improvement of medication compliance, the quality of life of patients with pain can be improved. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-367792023-09-14T01:38:32Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36779/ Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia Kerpagam SR Nagarajan Usha S. Rajah T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam Rajesh Kumar Muniandy R5-920 Medicine (General) RB127-150 Manifestations of disease Pain is a public health problem with profound physical, emotional, and societal costs. Conventional oral analgaesics are usually the first treatment, which is cost-effective and relatively safe. However, medication noncompliance is a serious healthcare concern. Medication noncompliance has remained a significant challenge despite considerable efforts to improve patient compliance. Therefore, a study was done to assess medication compliance at a Pain Clinic in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. The study period was from December 2019 to January 2020. A total of 180 patients participated in the study. The study showed that pain clinic patients’ medication compliance was 65%. With the improvement of medication compliance, the quality of life of patients with pain can be improved. Penerbit UMS 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36779/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36779/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Kerpagam SR Nagarajan and Usha S. Rajah and T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam and Rajesh Kumar Muniandy (2023) Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 17 (2). pp. 18-24. ISSN 1985-1758 https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v17i2.3884 |
| spellingShingle | R5-920 Medicine (General) RB127-150 Manifestations of disease Kerpagam SR Nagarajan Usha S. Rajah T Kumaravadivel Dharmalingam Rajesh Kumar Muniandy Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia |
| title | Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia |
| title_full | Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia |
| title_short | Medication Compliance of Patients Attending a Pain Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia |
| title_sort | medication compliance of patients attending a pain clinic at a tertiary hospital in malaysia |
| topic | R5-920 Medicine (General) RB127-150 Manifestations of disease |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36779/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36779/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
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