Evaluation of adherence to pharmacological treatment

Authors

  • William Henrique da Silva State University of Paraíba
  • Débora Santos Dantas State University of Paraíba
  • Baldoíno Sonildo da Nóbrega Federal Institute of Science and Technology of Paraíba
  • Maria do Socorro Ramos de Queiroz State University of Paraíba
  • Harley da Silva Alves State University of Paraíba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7734-6857

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s2175-97902019000218341

Keywords:

Therapeutic adherence, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus

Abstract

The adherence to therapy associated with the socio-demographic variables and the habits of patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus were investigated in this study. The registration forms of 105 patients in the Hiperdia program in the municipality of Campina Grande-PB were used as a data collection instrument, applying the Morisky-Green test (MGT) and Batalla test (BT) to assess compliance treatment. For the MGT, there was a prevalence of non-adherent individuals (76.2%) and the type of predominant behavior was unintentional. The internal consistency of the responses obtained through the MGT presented good reliability, according to the value of 0.69 obtained by Cronbach’s alpha. For the BT, there was a predominance of adherence (68.6%) and the alpha value was 0.80, showing a high reliability level. It was found that a diet lacking in salt is a strong impact variable for determining the adherence to the BT. Given the representativity of the tests, there is a need to amend the interferences that facilitate the low adherence to drug treatment. The results of this study can be used to construct strategies that will address these difficulties and optimize the adherence level and quality of life of patients.

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Published

2019-12-06

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Original Article

How to Cite

Evaluation of adherence to pharmacological treatment. (2019). Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 55, e18341. https://doi.org/10.1590/s2175-97902019000218341