Therapy adherence in community elderly from inner and coast councils of Northern Portugal

Pinto, Isabel C.; Nascimento, Luís; Chã, Ana; Moura, Armando; Matos, Diogo; Frade, Magda

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Therapy adherence in community elderly from inner and coast councils of Northern Portugal

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dc.contributor.author	Pinto, Isabel C.
dc.contributor.author	Nascimento, Luís
dc.contributor.author	Chã, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Moura, Armando
dc.contributor.author	Matos, Diogo
dc.contributor.author	Frade, Magda
dc.date.accessioned	2018-03-14T17:00:48Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-14T17:00:48Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	Global aging associated with chronic comorbidities leads to increased simultaneous use of drugs and complex drug therapies. Therapy adherence is essential to ensure the effectiveness of therapeutic and control of chronic diseases in elderly. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of therapy adherence and associated factors in community elderly from inner and coast councils of northern Portugal. Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was based on a questionnaire, with MAT scale (measure of adherence to therapy) validated for the Portuguese population (Delgado & Lima, 2001), applied by interview to 384 elderly (≥65 years) living in the community in northern Portugal councils of Esposende, Guimarães and Lamego. It was used descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test, with a significance level of 5%. Results: The sample consisted mainly of females elderly (60,7%), with age mean of 75.8 years old, while 47.7% was between 65-74 years. On average, 4.99 different drugs are administered per day, being medicines that act on the circulatory system the most prescribed. The prevalence of therapy adherence was 86,6%. Elderly people who have help with medication, are those who most adhere to drug therapy (p=0.035). Conclusions: This study shows a considerable prevalence of therapy adherence. Having help with medication seems to be associated with better therapy adherence.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Pinto, Isabel C.; Nascimento, Luís M.; Chã, Ana; Moura, Armando; Matos, Diogo; Frade, Magda (2016). Therapy adherence in community elderly from inner and coast councils of northern Portugal. In 3rd World Congress of Health Research. Atención Primaria. ISSN 0212-6567. 48 (Esp Cong 1), p. 44-44	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	0212-6567
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/16299
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elsevier	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-atencion-primaria	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Community elderly	pt_PT
dc.subject	Elderly	pt_PT
dc.subject	Therapy adherence	pt_PT
dc.title	Therapy adherence in community elderly from inner and coast councils of Northern Portugal	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Viseu, Portugal	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	44	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	48	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	44	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	3rd World Congress of Health Research	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	(Espec Cong 1):25-120	pt_PT
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person.givenName	Isabel C.
person.givenName	Luís
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