Fatemeh Lohrasbi|Ehteram Sadat Ilali|Nouraddin Mousavi Nasab|Tahereh Yaghoubi
Factors associated with health literacy and medication adherence in the elderly patients with chronic kidney diseases
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences|Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
context one main factors related health literacy chronic kidney disease ckd medication adherenceaims present study aimed investigate factors associated health literacy medication adherence older adults ckd referring imam khomeini amol nephrology clinic 2018setting design descriptiveanalytical study performed 2018 imam khomeini amol nephrology clinicmaterials methods study performed 150 elderly ckd patients aged 60 years sampling done using available sampling method anticipation confounders demographic information elderly health literacy medication adherence assessed using questionnaire interviewstatistical analysis used data described mean standard deviation frequency analyzed using chisquare testsresults results showed age participants 643 389 years 40 elderly inadequate health literacy 393 insufficient health literacy 207 insufficient health literacy excellent health literacy observed none patients results showed statistically significant relationship health literacy medication adherence p 005 chisquare test showed higher health literacy medication adherenceconclusion according results study low level health literacy direct relationship medication adherence said attention nurses needed promote follow drug adherence educating patients low levels health literacy prevent progression disease convert drug therapy dialysis