ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences2021
Association between medication adherence and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- Digital remote maintenance inhaler adherence interventions in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Pooled it
- Predictors of Treatment Adherence in Outpatients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR nursing · 2026Article
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- Real-World Adherence to Asthma and COPD Medications in Belgium: A Nationwide Analysis of Determinants Using Dispensing Data and Mixed-Effects Modeling.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Medication Adherence and Symptom Control in Patients With Chronic Stable Angina.Cureus · 2026Article
- Treatment Adherence and Treatment Effectiveness in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Outpatients at An Giang Province, Vietnam.Pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Polypharmacy in Patients With COPD: A Scoping Review.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Enhancing COPD management in Vietnam: the strategic imperative of validating the Test of Adherence to Inhalers and the Intention of Inhaled Medication Adherence Scale.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Treatment Adherence and Health Status of Patients With COPD Under Treatment With Salmeterol/Fluticasone via the Elpenhaler® Device: The AHEAD Study.The clinical respiratory journal · 2024Observational
- Errors and Adherence to Inhaled Medications in Chinese Adults with COPD.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- A Qualitative Study on Illness Perception and Coping Behaviors Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Implications for Intervention.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Impact of health literacy and illness perception on medication adherence among older adults with hypertension in Iran: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Managing Comorbid Mood Disorders in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Health-related quality of life and its associated factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.PloS one · 2023Article
- Medication Adherence Assessment and Cost Analysis of COPD Treatment Under Out-Patient Clinic in Vietnam.Health services insights · 2023Article
- Medication Adherence and Belief about Medication among Vietnamese Patients with Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases within the Context of Implementing Measures to Prevent COVID-19.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- "It's a lonely battle": A qualitative study of older adult Canadians' experiences with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medication adherence and support.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the prominent cause of mortality worldwide. Nowadays, the level of medication adherence in COPD patients is very low, which reduces the clinical therapeutic effects. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between medication adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in COPD patients referred to the pulmonologist's office.
methodsThis observational study was performed on 100 COPD outpatient cases. Each patient was interviewed to answer questionnaires regarding demographic and clinical information. To assess quality of life, health status, and severity of dyspnea, the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire - COPD-Specific Version (SGRQ-C), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and Modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) questionnaires were used, respectively. Persian version of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8-Item) was used to measure medication adherence. To determine the adherence predictors, an ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed.
resultsOut of 100 patients with mean (±SD) age of 61.35 (±10.79) years, 74% had medium and high medication adherence. In the final ordinal logistic model, quality of life, health status, and education level found to have positive effect on medication adherence while polypharmacy had negative effect. We did not find any significant association between age, gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), and other variables with medication adherence.
conclusionsPatients with high quality of life are more adherent to their medications. Furthermore, patients who have polypharmacy, tend to have less adherence to their medications.
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