Medication Adherence among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Saudi Arabia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
2.1. Ethical Approval
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Questionnaire Tool
2.4. Study Populations (Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria)
2.5. Sample Size and data Collection
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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You are invited to participate in a research study about medication adherence in chronic disease patients. The aim of this research study is to gain a better perspective on medication adherence among patients with chronic diseases in Makkah region, Saudi Arabia. This research is conducted by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. If you agree to participate in this study, you can start answering the questionnaire. Participation may not benefit you directly, but it will help us learn about medication adherence in Saudi Arabia. Thank you for your time and collaboration. | |||
1 Sociodemographic | |||
Age: |
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Sex: |
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Educational level: |
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What diseases do you suffer from (you can choose more than one option, if any)? |
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2 Medication adherence | |||
Yes | No | Sometimes | |
Did you follow regularly with a primary health care center? | |||
Do you take your medications on time? | |||
Have you ever stopped taking medicines for any reason? | |||
Have you ever increased the dose more than required? | |||
When you feel better, do you sometimes stop taking medications? | |||
Have you forgotten to take your medications before? | |||
Do you adhere to taking your medicine as instructed by your doctor or pharmacist? | |||
If you are “Not adhered” to taking medications correctly, what are the reasons for that? (You can choose more than one option, if available)
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3 Medical prescriptions | |||
How many types of medications do you take per day?
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Yes | No | Sometimes | |
Do you think that the medications you take too much? | |||
Did the doctor or pharmacist gave you clear instructions about the medications uses? |
Demographics | Numbers (%) N = 239 |
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Age | |
18–29 | 44 (18%) |
30–49 | 80 (33%) |
50 or more | 115 (48%) |
Gender | |
Female | 149 (62%) |
Male | 90 (38%) |
Educational level | |
Basic | 120 (50%) |
Undergraduate | 119 (50%) |
History of chronic diseases | |
Hypertension | 106 (44%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 96 (40%) |
Asthma | 21 (9%) |
Heart diseases | 51 (21%) |
Others | 56 (23%) |
Yes | No | Sometimes | Total | |
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Do you follow up regularly with a primary health care center? | 75 31.4% | 118 49.4% | 46 19.2% | 239 100% |
Do you take your medications on time? | 145 60.7% | 21 8.8% | 73 30.5% | 239 100% |
Have you ever stopped taking medications for any reason? | 85 35.6% | 112 46.9% | 42 17.6% | 239 100% |
When you feel better, do you sometimes stop taking medications? | 67 28% | 132 55.2% | 40 16.7% | 239 100% |
Have you ever increased the dose more than required? | 25 10.5% | 192 80.3% | 22 9.2% | 239 100% |
Have you ever forgotten to take your medications? | 101 42.3% | 84 35.1% | 54 22.6% | 239 100% |
Do you take your medications as instructed by the doctor or pharmacist? | 186 77.8% | 6 2.5% | 47 19.7% | 239 100% |
Did the doctor or pharmacist give you clear instructions about medication use? | 203 84.9% | 19 7.9% | 17 7.1% | 239 100% |
Do you think that the medications you take are too much? | 72 30.1% | 103 43.1% | 64 26.8% | 239 100% |
Yes | No | Total | |
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Not understanding the instructions | 13 5.4% | 226 94.6% | 239 100% |
The occurrence of side effects | 35 14.65 | 204 85.4% | 239 100% |
Fear of getting used to the drug | 37 15.5% | 202 84.5% | 239 100% |
Lack of trust in the health care provider (doctor or pharmacist) | 6 2.5% | 233 2.5% | 239 100% |
A lot of medications | 205 85.8% | 34 14.2% | 239 100% |
Long duration of treatment | 43 18.0% | 196 82.0% | 239 100% |
Forget to take the medication | 114 47.7% | 125 52.3% | 239 100% |
Too busy to take the medication | 75 31.4% | 164 68.6% | 239 100% |
Symptoms disappeared or felt better | 21 8.8% | 218 91.2% | 239 100% |
Doubting the effectiveness of the medication | 10 4.2% | 229 95.8% | 239 100% |
No specific reason | 189 77.8% | 53 22.2% | 239 100% |
Do You Take Your Medications as Instructed by the Doctor or Pharmacist? | Total | ||||||
No | Yes | Sometimes | |||||
Did the doctor or pharmacist give you clear instructions about medication use? | No | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 239 | |
Yes | 1 | 167 | 35 | 203 | |||
Sometimes | 0 | 11 | 6 | 17 | |||
Asymptotic Significance (2-sided) | |||||||
Pearson Chi-square | <0.001 | ||||||
Likelihood Ratio | <0.001 |
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Alosaimi, K.; Alwafi, H.; Alhindi, Y.; Falemban, A.; Alshanberi, A.; Ayoub, N.; Alsanosi, S. Medication Adherence among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Saudi Arabia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 10053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610053
Alosaimi K, Alwafi H, Alhindi Y, Falemban A, Alshanberi A, Ayoub N, Alsanosi S. Medication Adherence among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(16):10053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610053
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlosaimi, Khulud, Hassan Alwafi, Yosra Alhindi, Alaa Falemban, Asim Alshanberi, Nahla Ayoub, and Safaa Alsanosi. 2022. "Medication Adherence among Patients with Chronic Diseases in Saudi Arabia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 16: 10053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610053