Investigation and analysis in medication compliance of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- VernacularTitle:强直性脊柱炎患者药物治疗依从性的调查分析
- Author:
Yuexia LIAO
;
Yu ZHANG
;
Wei ZHOU
;
Na GAO
;
Bo GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ankylosing spondylitis;
Medication;
Compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(13):67-68
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current status of medication compliance of patients with anky-losing spondylifis and analyze its related factors. Methods Seventy-four patients with ankylosing spondylitis were investigated about their general conditions,medication compliance and its related factors.The results were analyzed. Results Thirty-nine patients(52.7%) had good medication compliance while the rest 35 cases has poor medication compliance among which 24 patients with drug withdrawal exceeded 1 month.The medication compliance for patients with disease process of lower than 0.5 year,0.5 to 1.0 year,1 to 2 years and above 2 years was 82.0%,60.0%,25.0%and 31.0%.The logistic regression analysis showed that the disease process,dis-ease knowledge and media advertisement were the main influencing factor for medication compliance,while the age,sex,marital status,education background,adverse reaction,satisfaction degree with medication effect, economic conditions and depression were not major influencing factors. Conclusions About half of patients with anky-losing spondylitis had poor medication compliance,especialy with disease process of above 1 year.The main in-fluencing factors include disease process,disease knowledge and media advertisement.
