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- Title
Adherence to the medication regimen before and after a therapeutic awareness-raising intervention.
- Authors
Charneco Martins, Abel José; Pires Martins, Jacinta; Sevivas dos Santos, Susana Alexandra
- Abstract
Background: Non-adherence to the medication regimen is currently a relevant problem that affects many of the people who need to take prescribed medication. Objective: To describe the adherence to the oral medication regimen in a rural parish in the municipality of Chaves. Method: Observational, descriptive, correlational, and longitudinal study using a nonprobability convenience sample of 228 individuals. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characterization form and a measure of therapeutic adherence. Results: The level of adherence to the medication regimen increased in the second moment, after the intervention: the mean was 5.14 ± 0.74 in the first moment and 5.69 ± 0.36 in the second moment. Only 16.9% of the individuals adhered completely to the medication regimen. Conclusion: The health care team, namely the nurse, together with the patient and the family, can outline strategies to promote the adherence to the medication regimen at the educational, behavioral, and motivational levels.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; DRUG dosage; CLINICAL drug trials; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH education; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; NURSES; SCIENTIFIC observation; ORAL drug administration; PATIENT compliance; PROBABILITY theory; STATISTICAL sampling; OCCUPATIONAL roles; EDUCATIONAL attainment; DATA analysis software; PATIENTS' attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 2017, Vol 4, Issue 14, p9
- ISSN
0874-0283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12707/RIV17021