Adherence to lipid-lowering treatment: the patient perspective

M Casula, E Tragni, AL Catapano - Patient preference and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the widespread prescription of highly effective lipid-lowering medications, such as
the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), a large portion of the population has lipid levels …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to and beliefs in lipid-lowering medical treatments: a structural equation modeling approach including the necessity-concern framework

E Berglund, P Lytsy, R Westerling - Patient Education and Counseling, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to identify a structure among patient-related factors that
could predict treatment adherence in statin patients, especially with regards to the necessity …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to treatment and control of hypertension among hypertensive participants: a community-based cross-sectional mixed method study in municipalities of …

S Devkota, RR Dhungana, AR Pandey… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Despite the established evidence on benefits of controlling raised blood
pressure and development of several guidelines on detection and management of …

Determinants of non-adherence to the medications for dyslipidemia: a systematic review

J Lopes, P Santos - Patient preference and adherence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Dyslipidemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor, and its control leads to less
cardiovascular events. Many patients will need some medications to achieve ideal targets …

[HTML][HTML] Association of weight loss and medication adherence among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: SHIELD (Study to Help Improve Early evaluation and …

S Grandy, KM Fox, E Hardy… - Current Therapeutic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Adherence to prescribed diabetes medications is suboptimal, which can lead to
poor glycemic control and diabetic complications. Treatment-related weight gain is a side …

Validity and reliability of a self‐reported measure of medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Singapore

Y Wang, J Lee, M Toh, WE Tang, Y Ko - Diabetic Medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Diabet. Med. 29, e338–e344 (2012) Abstract Aims A reliable and valid measure is essential
for the assessment of medication adherence. Until now, no patient‐reported medication …

Psychometric properties of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in patients taking warfarin

Y Wang, MC Kong, Y Ko - Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
There is no patient-reported medication adherence measure that has been validated in
Singapore. This study aimed to validate the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale …

Lifestyle factors as predictors of nonadherence to statin therapy among patients with and without cardiovascular comorbidities

H Halava, MJ Korhonen, R Huupponen, S Setoguchi… - Cmaj, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Easily detectable predictors of nonadherence to long-term drug treatment are
lacking. We investigated the association between lifestyle factors and nonadherence to …

Revision and validation of medication adherence reasons scale (MAR-scale)

EJ Unni, JL Olson, KB Farris - Current medical research and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Medication non-adherence is a complex phenomenon that requires tailored
interventions to improve it. A new self-reported measure of medication non-adherence was …

Prospective analysis of LDL-C goal achievement and self-reported medication adherence among statin users in primary care

M Bermingham, J Hayden, I Dawkins, S Miwa… - Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Improvements in the control of LDL-C levels have occurred in the past
decade due to the introduction of increasingly potent statins, such as atorvastatin and …