Frequency of low adherence and related factors in older adults treated in Ponto dos Volantes, in the Jequitinhonha Valley

• Autor(a) principal: Maciel,Nathanna Fernandes
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Carneiro,Lucas Bastos Pereira, Real,Ana Paula Bernardes, Castro,Bruno Souto Rangel de, Amorim,Fernanda Mendes, Lopes,Gabriel Junqueira, Duarte,Gustavo Antunes Rodrigues, Silva,Gustavo Couto Pereira da, Ferreira,Hugo Pimenta, Mesquita,Juliana Toledo, Calastri,Lívia Pires, Guedes,Maria Isabel Menezes, Guerra,Maria Carolina Padovani, Gonçalves,Mariana América, Ribeiro,Mateus Pinto, Andrade,Pedro Henrique de Almeida, Casas,Rafael Las, Silva,Rebeca Carolina Campos e Almeida, Abrantes,Vitor Barbosa, Cota,Bruno Cézar Lage, Pereira,Fernando Henrique, Miranda,Luis Felipe Jose Ravic de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/509
• topic: aged; treatment adherence and compliance; disease; volunteers.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To evaluate adherence to medication treatment and possible associated factors in elderly patients interviewed during medical appointments in primary care units. <br> <b>METHOD:</b> This was a cross-sectional, population-based study of 57 older patients aged 60 to 99 years living in the municipality of Ponto dos Volantes, state of Minas Gerais, including rural and urban areas. Data were collected during medical appointments, using a structured electronic script. The association between the parameters and the level of adherence to treatment was assessed using the &#967;² test, with a 95% confidence interval. <br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Among the elderly patients interviewed, 45 (78.9%) responded about adherence to treatment. Of these, 11 (24.4%) were included in the low adherence group. None “ of the parameters evaluated showed a statistically significant association with the classification of drug adherence. <br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The present study identified that 1 in every 4 patients had low adherence to drug treatment. Among the variables studied, notably sex, age, schooling, number of comorbidities, number of medications, and income, no statistically significant relationship was observed.</p>