Sweileh Waleed M, Al-Jabi Samah W, Zyoud Sa'ed H, Shraim Nasr Y, Anayah Fathi M A, Sawalha Ansam F, AbuTaha Adham S
Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2019 Apr;27(2):112-120. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12471. Epub 2018 Jul 25.
Medication non-adherence is a worldwide problem. The aim of this study was to assess the global research output, research trends and topics that shaped medication adherence research.
A bibliometric methodology was applied. Keywords related to 'medication adherence' were searched in Scopus database for all times up to 31 December 2017. Retrieved data were analyzsd, and bibliometric indicators and maps were presented.
In total, 16 133 documents were retrieved. Most frequently encountered author keywords, other than adherence/compliance, were HIV, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, schizophrenia, depression, osteoporosis, asthma and quality of life. The number of documents published from 2008 to 2017 represented 62.0% (n = 10 005) of the total retrieved documents. The h-index of the retrieved documents was 223. The USA ranked first (43.1%; n = 6959), followed by the UK (8.6%; n = 1384) and Canada (4.5%; n = 796). The USA dominated the lists of active authors and institutions. Top active journals in publishing research on medication adherence were mainly in the field of AIDS. Top-cited articles in the field focused on adherence to anti-HIV medications, the impact of depression on medication adherence and barriers to adherence.
Adherence among HIV patients dominated the field of medication adherence. Research on medication adherence needs to be strengthened in all countries and in different types of chronic diseases. Research collaboration should also be encouraged to increase research activity on medication adherence in developing countries.
药物治疗依从性不佳是一个全球性问题。本研究旨在评估影响药物治疗依从性研究的全球研究产出、研究趋势及主题。
采用文献计量学方法。在Scopus数据库中检索截至2017年12月31日与“药物治疗依从性”相关的关键词。对检索到的数据进行分析，并呈现文献计量指标和图谱。
共检索到16133篇文献。除依从性/顺应性外，最常出现的作者关键词有HIV、高血压、糖尿病、精神分裂症、抑郁症、骨质疏松症、哮喘和生活质量。2008年至2017年发表的文献数量占检索到的文献总数的62.0%（n = 10005）。检索到的文献的h指数为2亿。美国排名第一（43.1%；n = 6959），其次是英国（8.6%；n = 1384）和加拿大（4.5%；n = 796）。美国在活跃作者和机构名单中占主导地位。发表药物治疗依从性研究的顶级活跃期刊主要在艾滋病领域。该领域被引用次数最多的文章集中在抗HIV药物的依从性、抑郁症对药物治疗依从性的影响以及依从性障碍。
HIV患者的依从性在药物治疗依从性领域占主导地位。所有国家和不同类型慢性病的药物治疗依从性研究都需要加强。还应鼓励开展研究合作，以增加发展中国家在药物治疗依从性方面的研究活动。
