Figueroa Saavedra Carla Soledad, Otzen Hernández Tamara Francisca, Figueroa Delgado Viviana, Sanhueza Patricio, Candia Jeremy
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile.
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2020 May;148(5):653-656. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872020000500653.
Lack of compliance with medication prescription is common among older adults and hamper an adequate management of chronic conditions.
To study the association between health literacy and medication adherence in older adults with chronic diseases in Temuco, Chile.
The Health Literacy survey for Spanish-speaking Adults, MiniMental examination and the Morisky-Green test to assess compliance with medication prescription were applied to 119 older adults aged 60 to 88 years.
All participants had an adequate global cognitive performance; 24% had inadequate literacy, and 42% did not comply with medication prescription. There was a significant correlation between health literacy and medication adherence.
Health literacy influences medication adherence in Chilean older adults.
老年人中不遵守药物处方的情况很常见，这妨碍了对慢性病的充分管理。
研究智利特木科患有慢性病的老年人的健康素养与药物依从性之间的关联。
对119名年龄在60至88岁的老年人进行了西班牙语成人健康素养调查、简易精神状态检查以及用于评估药物处方依从性的莫利斯基-格林测试。
所有参与者的整体认知表现良好；24%的人识字能力不足，42%的人不遵守药物处方。健康素养与药物依从性之间存在显著相关性。
在智利老年人中，健康素养影响药物依从性。
