ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
Adherence to Antiepileptic Drugs among Patients Attending the Neuro Spinal Hospital in the United Arab Emirates.
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- Adherence to anti-seizure medications among pediatric epilepsy patients during the Sudan armed conflict.Conflict and health · 2026Article
- Multicentric study of adherence to antiseizure medications among adults with epilepsy attended in neurology departments in Burkina Faso.Epilepsia open · 2025Article
- Non-Adherence to Antiseizure Medications: Rate and Predictors in Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Detecting Reasons for Nonadherence to Medication in Adults with Epilepsy: A Review of Self-Report Measures and Key Predictors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAdherence to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is an integral component of epilepsy management. There are no previous data in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of AED adherence among patients attending the Neuro Spinal Hospital in UAE and to identify the predictors of nonadherence. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2018 and May 2019, and included consecutive patients with epileptic who were receiving AEDs for at least 6 months. A validated interviewer-administered questionnaire was used. Adherence was assessed by four-item Morisky's Medication Adherence Scale with a score between 0 and 4. Patients were considered adherent or nonadherent for a score of zero, or 1 and more, respectively. Chi-square test, binary, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used.
resultsThe study included 315 respondents, 70.8% (
conclusionsThe prevalence of AED adherence was 70.8%. Education level and having a seizure in the last 6 months were significant predictors of nonadherence, whereas levetiracetam intake reduces the risk of nonadherence.
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