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ArticleWorld journal of cardiology2015

Adherence to cardiovascular medications in the South Asian population: A systematic review of current evidence and future directions.

Julia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Ayeesha K Kamal, Latha Palaniappan, Salim S Virani

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Article in World journal of cardiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Julia M AkeroydJulia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Salim S Virani, the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Winston J ChanJulia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Salim S Virani, the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Ayeesha K KamalJulia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Salim S Virani, the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Latha PalaniappanJulia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Salim S Virani, the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Salim S ViraniJulia M Akeroyd, Winston J Chan, Salim S Virani, the Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo review methods of assessing adherence and strategies to improve adherence to cardiovascular disease (CVD) medications, among South Asian CVD patients.

methodsWe conducted a systematic review of English language studies that examined CVD medication adherence in South Asian populations from 1966 to April 1, 2015 in SCOPUS and PubMed. Working in duplicate, we identified 61 studies. After exclusions, 26 studies were selected for full text review. Of these, 17 studies were included in the final review. We abstracted data on several factors including study design, study population, method of assessing adherence and adherence rate.

resultsThese studies were conducted in India (n = 11), Pakistan (n = 3), Bangladesh (n = 1), Nepal (n = 1) and Sri Lanka (n = 1). Adherence rates ranged from 32%-95% across studies. Of the 17 total publications included, 10 focused on assessing adherence to CVD medications and 7 focused on assessing the impact of interventions on medication adherence. The validated Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) was used as the primary method of assessing adherence in five studies. Three studies used validated questionnaires similar to the MMAS, and one study utilized Medication Event Monitoring System caps, with the remainder of the studies utilizing pill count and self-report measures. As expected, studies using non-validated self-report measures described higher rates of adherence than studies using validated scale measurements and pill count. The included intervention studies examined the use of polypill therapy, provider education and patient counseling to improve medication adherence.

conclusionThe overall medication adherence rates were low in the region, which suggest a growing need for future interventions to improve adherence.

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Assessing medication adherenceCardiovascular disease medicationSouth Asia

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PMID26730300
PMCPMC4691821
OpenAlexW2475188931

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