Hwa Yeon Park|Sin Ae Seo|Hyeyoung Yoo|Kiheon Lee
Medication adherence and beliefs about medication in elderly patients living alone with chronic diseases
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital|Seoul National University Bundang Hospital|Seoul National University
purposethe aim study assess medication adherence related factors among elderly people living alone chronic diseases using conceptual framework belief medicines questionnaire adherence refills medication scalekorean versionparticipants methods crosssectional study conducted 3326 elderly people living alone enrolled seongnam center home health care south koreathey completed validated questionnaires assessing adherence beliefs medication generalresults attitudinal analysis using belief medicines questionnaire 370 patients accepting medication high necessity low concerns 497 ambivalent high necessity high concerns 19 skeptical low necessity high concerns 114 indifferent low necessity low concernsin multivariable analysis found adherence related patients beliefs medication compared patients accepting medication three attitudinal groups significantly lower adherence indifferent p0003 skeptical p0001 ambivalent p0001also low adherence associated heavy burden drug costs 010995 ci 003 019 presence drug side effects 043195 ci 011 075 dissatisfaction medication 062695 ci 077 048 perceiving health status poor 015195 ci 027 003 receiving medical aid 065595 ci 042 089gender age group number prescribed medication associated medication adherence conclusionto improve medication adherence elderly living alone essential identify barriers adherence including concerns attitudes toward medicationsthese factors associated adherence considered intervention studies