ĐÁNH GIÁ MỨC ĐỘ TUÂN THỦ SỬ DỤNG THUỐC CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐỘNG KINH TẠI CỘNG ĐỒNG THÀNH PHỐ NAM ĐỊNH NĂM 2023

Abstract

Objective: Assessment of drug compliance of epilepsy patients in Nam Dinh city community in 2023. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study with convenient sampling method, self-administered questionnaire to determine the level of medication adherence of epilepsy patients. Results: The average age of epilepsy patients is 42.6 years old, most of whom have had the disease for a long time, over 10 years, accounting for 86.3%. 7.4% of patients sometimes forget to take medication, 1.5% of patients have days when they do not take medication in the past 2 weeks. 9.8% of patients feel annoyed because they have to take medication every day. 21.6% of patients sometimes find it difficult to remember the medications they are taking. 3.4% of patients always find it difficult to remember the medications they are taking. Conclusion: The level of medication adherence of epileptic patients was relatively good with 8.8% low adherence, 46.1% medium adherence and 45.1% high adherence.