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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Treatment Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.

Henryka Homętowska, Natalia Świątoniowska-Lonc, Jakub Klekowski, Mariusz Chabowski, Beata Jankowska-Polańska

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Analysis of Current Status and Influencing Factors of Inhaler Treatment Adherence Among COPD Patients.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
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  11. Medication adherence in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Henryka HomętowskaSpecialistic Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, 40 Karłowicza Street, 48-340 Głuchołazy, Poland.
Natalia Świątoniowska-LoncInnovation and Research Center, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, 5 Weigla Street, 50-981 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4211-9205
Jakub KlekowskiStudent Research Group No. 180, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8017-9730
Mariusz ChabowskiDepartment of Surgery, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, 5 Weigla Street, 50-981 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9232-4525
Beata Jankowska-PolańskaInnovation and Research Center, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, 5 Weigla Street, 50-981 Wrocław, Poland.
Wroclaw Medical University · PLMinistry of Interior and Administration · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COPD is the third most common cause of death globally. Adherence rates in patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases usually range between 10% and 40%. The aim of the study was to evaluate the level of treatment adherence to inhaled therapy in patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases. A total of 325 patients, of mean age 63.04 ± 11.29, with COPD or asthma, were included into the study between 2020 and 2021. The following questionnaires were used: Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, Test of Adherence to Inhalers and Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale. The respondents tended to be convinced of the necessity of their medication (3.87 points per question). The patients reported moderate levels of overall adherence (21.15 ± 6.23). A total of 74% of patients demonstrated sporadic non-compliance. We conclude that patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases are moderately adherent to their medication. Beliefs about medicines have a significant impact on adherence to medications. Being unemployed, being a non-smoker and belief in the necessity of medication are independent determinants of better medication adherence. The number of hospital admissions due to exacerbations of the disease over the last year and belief that medicines are harmful are independent determinants of poorer medication adherence.

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AsthmaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedNebulizers and VaporizersSurveys and Questionnairesbeliefschronic obstructive pulmonary diseasecompliancetreatment adherence

Identifiers

PMID36141843
PMCPMC9517069
OpenAlexW4296810025

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