Zidan Amani, Awaisu Ahmed, El-Hajj Maguy Saffouh, Al-Abdulla Samya Ahmad, Figueroa Dianne Candy Rose, Kheir Nadir
College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha 2713, Qatar.
Pharmacy (Basel). 2018 Aug 13;6(3):85. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy6030085.
This study aimed to assess perceived medication-related burden among patients with multiple non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to investigate the association between perceived burden and adherence to medication therapy. Using a cross-sectional study in three primary care clinics in Qatar, medication-related burden was measured using the Living with Medicines Questionnaire (LMQ) among adults with diabetes, with or without other comorbidities. Adherence was measured using the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS). Two hundred and ninety-three eligible patients participated in the study. The majority of them reported experiencing minimal (66.8%) to moderate (24.1%) medication-related burden. There was a significant positive correlation between the scores of the LMQ (medication-related burden) and ARMS (medication adherence), rs (253) = 0.317, < 0.0005.
本研究旨在评估患有多种非传染性疾病(NCDs)患者的药物相关负担感知情况,并调查负担感知与药物治疗依从性之间的关联。在卡塔尔的三家初级保健诊所开展了一项横断面研究,使用《药物生活问卷》(LMQ)对患有糖尿病的成年人(无论有无其他合并症)的药物相关负担进行测量。使用《药品续方与用药依从性量表》(ARMS)测量依从性。293名符合条件的患者参与了该研究。他们中的大多数报告称经历了最小(66.8%)至中度(24.1%)的药物相关负担。《药物生活问卷》(药物相关负担)得分与《药品续方与用药依从性量表》(药物依从性)得分之间存在显著正相关,rs(253)=0.317,<0.0005。