Hye Jin Jin|Yeon Hee Kim|Sandy Jeong Rhie
Factors affecting medication adherence in elderly people
Center for Excellence in Education|Ewha Womans University
little known functional health literacy fhl associated medication adherence elderly patients aim study examine fhl among older adults identify influencing factors predict medication adherencethis crosssectional survey participants n160 aged 65 years older selected outpatient clinics 3 tertiary care hospitals 6 community pharmacies 2 senior centers november 1 30 2014 participants fhl measured using korean functional health literacy test consists 15 items including 8 numeracy 7 reading comprehension items medication adherence measured adherence refills medication scale descriptive statistics chisquare fishers exact test multiple regression analyses used analyze datathe mean score total fhl 772351 range 015 percentage total number correct answers reading comprehension subtest numeracy subtest 481 544 respectively among 160 participants 525 showed low adherence medication factors affecting medication adherence included patients degree satisfaction service 0215 p0022 sufficient explanation medication counseling 0335 p0000 education level 0153 p0045 healthrelated problems 0239 p0004 dosing frequency 0189 p0018in study found medication adherence elderly patients associated education level healthrelated problems dosing frequency satisfaction patient counseling explanation medication association found fhl pharmacists consider elderly patients individual characteristics educational background specific patientrelated health problems provide sufficient information explanation medication ensure patient satisfaction counseling