EVALUATION OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE RATE AMONG HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS- A MULTICENTRIC COMPARATIVE STUDY
Author(s)
Mateti UV1, Nagappa AN1, Atturi RP2
1Dept. of Pharmacy Management, MCOPS, Manipal University, Manipal, India, 2Dept. of Nephrology, KMC, Manipal University, Manipal, India
METHODS: A prospective comparative study was conducted at academic, corporate and government hospitals after the approval of protocol by the Ethics Committee. The patients on hemodialysis of both gender aged between 18-75 years were enrolled in the study after obtaining the written informed consent from the patients. The validated medication adherence rating scale was used to evaluate the adherence among the patients. The medication adherence rate was scored from 0–8 with higher scores representing better adherence. ANOVA test was used to assess the difference in mean scores in medication adherence rating among three hospitals patients with p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
RESULTS: A total of
Conference/Value in Health Info
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PUK15
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Adherence, Persistence, & Compliance
Disease
Urinary/Kidney Disorders