ĐÁNH GIÁ THỰC TRẠNG TUÂN THỦ ĐIỀU TRỊ Ở BỆNH NHÂN BỆNH PHỔI TẮC NGHẼN MẠN TÍNH ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the situation of medication adherence in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in outpatients with COPD in Outpatient department in National Geriatric Hospital and Dong Da General Hospital. Medication adherence was defined by using Morisky-8 scale. The scale has 8 questions. There are three levels of adherence based on total score: 8 scores: high, 6 -7 scores: medium, < 6 scores: low. Results: A total of 286 outpatients with COPD was recruited in the study. Mean age was 69.3 ± 9.2 years old. The proportions of high, medium and low adherence were 49.3%, 32.2% and 18.5%, respectively. Patients who sometimes forgot to take pills were accounted for 25.5%, who did not take medications in the past two weeks was 23.5%. 17.8% had difficulty remembering to take all medications.  Conclusion: The prevalence of non -adherence of outpatients with COPD was 50.7%. The main causes were to forget to take pills and to have difficulty remembering take medications. To overcome this situation, it is necessary to have regular support and reminder family members and medical staff.