Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers

Objective: to analyze factors associated with medication adherence among public university workers who reported use of continuous medication. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 629 workers from a public university. Data were collected through interviews using forms adapted from the Bra...

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Main Authors: Lucas Pinto de Lima, Priscila Fernanda de Almeida, Cristina Berger Fadel, Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral, Everson Augusto Krum, Danielle Bordin
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/44129
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author Lucas Pinto de Lima
Priscila Fernanda de Almeida
Cristina Berger Fadel
Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral
Everson Augusto Krum
Danielle Bordin
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Cristina Berger Fadel
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Everson Augusto Krum
Danielle Bordin
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description Objective: to analyze factors associated with medication adherence among public university workers who reported use of continuous medication. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 629 workers from a public university. Data were collected through interviews using forms adapted from the Brazilian Ministry of Health and analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: three hundred thirty-one (52.6%) participants were users of continuous medication, of these, 175 (52.9%) had a partially satisfactory adherence pattern and 156 (47.1%) a totally satisfactory pattern. Workers with chronic back problems, depression, weakness/tiredness, dyspnea, and chest pain had significantly less adherence to drug treatment (p≤0.050). Sociodemographic and labor characteristics, polypharmacy, and type of medication were not associated with medication adherence (p>0.050). Conclusion: satisfactory drug adherence was observed among the participants in relation to drug treatment, and the presence of some symptoms and specific chronic diseases was associated with partially satisfactory drug adherence.
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spelling doaj-art-97780c5de04f46c9a2543ed64ff926a12025-08-20T12:49:10ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832021-01-0122Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workersLucas Pinto de Limahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-7033Priscila Fernanda de Almeidahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-7729Cristina Berger Fadelhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-5429Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabralhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9424-7431Everson Augusto Krumhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0342-6424Danielle Bordinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7861-0384 Objective: to analyze factors associated with medication adherence among public university workers who reported use of continuous medication. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out with 629 workers from a public university. Data were collected through interviews using forms adapted from the Brazilian Ministry of Health and analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: three hundred thirty-one (52.6%) participants were users of continuous medication, of these, 175 (52.9%) had a partially satisfactory adherence pattern and 156 (47.1%) a totally satisfactory pattern. Workers with chronic back problems, depression, weakness/tiredness, dyspnea, and chest pain had significantly less adherence to drug treatment (p≤0.050). Sociodemographic and labor characteristics, polypharmacy, and type of medication were not associated with medication adherence (p>0.050). Conclusion: satisfactory drug adherence was observed among the participants in relation to drug treatment, and the presence of some symptoms and specific chronic diseases was associated with partially satisfactory drug adherence. https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/44129Patient Compliance; Drug Administration Schedule; Occupational Groups; Risk Factors; Medication Adherence.
spellingShingle Lucas Pinto de Lima
Priscila Fernanda de Almeida
Cristina Berger Fadel
Luciane Patrícia Andreani Cabral
Everson Augusto Krum
Danielle Bordin
Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
Rev Rene
Patient Compliance; Drug Administration Schedule; Occupational Groups; Risk Factors; Medication Adherence.
title Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
title_full Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
title_fullStr Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
title_full_unstemmed Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
title_short Factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
title_sort factors related to adherence to drug treatment in public university workers
topic Patient Compliance; Drug Administration Schedule; Occupational Groups; Risk Factors; Medication Adherence.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/44129
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