Center for Health Research, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Age Ageing. 2010 Jul;39(4):481-7. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq040. Epub 2010 May 31.
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important psycho-social characteristic which may impact an individual's ability to manage their chronic disease. We examined the association between HRQOL and antihypertensive medication adherence in older adults.
participants were part of a cohort study of older adults enrolled in a managed care organisation and treated for hypertension (n = 2,180). Physical and Mental Component Summary Scores (PCS and MCS) of HRQOL were assessed using the RAND Medical Outcomes Study 36-item tool. Adherence to antihypertensive medication was assessed with the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale.
the mean age of participants was 75.0 +/- 5.6 years, 69.3% were white, 58.5% were women and 14.1% had low antihypertensive medication adherence. Low HRQOL scores were associated with lower levels of antihypertensive medication adherence in older adults. After adjustment for covariates, those with low PCS and MCS scores were 1.33 (95% CI 1.01, 1.74) and 2.26 (95% CI 1.74, 2.97) times more likely, respectively, to have low antihypertensive medication adherence than those with PCS and MCS scores in the top 2 tertiles.
low HRQOL may be an important barrier to achieving high medication adherence.
健康相关生活质量(HRQOL)是一个重要的心理社会特征,可能会影响个体管理慢性疾病的能力。我们研究了 HRQOL 与老年高血压患者降压药物治疗依从性之间的关系。
参与者是一项在管理式医疗组织中招募的老年患者队列研究的一部分,患有高血压(n=2180)。使用 RAND 医疗结局研究 36 项工具评估 HRQOL 的身体和心理成分综合评分(PCS 和 MCS)。使用 Morisky 药物治疗依从性量表评估降压药物的依从性。
参与者的平均年龄为 75.0±5.6 岁,69.3%为白人,58.5%为女性,14.1%的患者降压药物治疗依从性较低。HRQOL 评分较低与老年患者降压药物治疗依从性较低有关。在校正协变量后,PCS 和 MCS 评分较低的患者发生低降压药物治疗依从性的可能性分别为 PCS 和 MCS 评分较高的患者的 1.33(95%CI 1.01,1.74)和 2.26(95%CI 1.74,2.97)倍。
HRQOL 较低可能是实现高药物治疗依从性的重要障碍。