Assessing Medication Adherence in Patients with Chronic Autoimmune Diseases - Doctors'

Dr. S. Bhavana, Dr. Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Dr. R. N. Tejaswini, Dr. G. Narsimulu

Abstract: A questionnaire - based survey was conducted among clinicians who deal with management of Autoimmune rheumatic conditions to determine the factors influencing drug adherence among patients with chronic autoimmune diseases. Using a prestructured web - based questionnaire, information about disease and treatment was evaluated - frequency of drug non - adherence, economic, socio - demographic factors, health system related and therapy related factors which have an influence on drug adherence. The most often reported reasons for drug non - adherence were high cost of therapy, fear of adverse effects and low level of patient education. From available results, it can be inferred that reducing cost burden of disease and/or reducing pill burden is of utmost importance, apart from improving patient education.

Keywords: Drug adherence, Autoimmune diseases, patient education, survey, cost of therapy

How to Cite?: Dr. S. Bhavana, Dr. Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Dr. R. N. Tejaswini, Dr. G. Narsimulu, "Assessing Medication Adherence in Patients with Chronic Autoimmune Diseases - Doctors'", Volume 13 Issue 5, May 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1321-1323, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24519174332, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24519174332