Publication: Determination of treatment satisfactıon and medication adherence of patients receıvıng antithrombotic therapy in a community setting
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2022-12-02
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Aim: Antithrombotic drugs are high-risk drugs and their side effects are the most important problems
that negatively affect compliance with medication and treatment. The aim of our study is to evaluate
medication compliance and treatment satisfaction in patients receiving anticoagulant and
antithrombotic therapy in a community pharmacy.
Methods: This study was cross-sectional, prospective, and consisted of patients receiving
antithrombotic and anticoagulant therapy. It was conducted in a community pharmacy in Istanbul. The
Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) and the Duke anticoagulant satisfaction scale (DASS) were
administered face-to-face to the patients. SPSS 15.0 statistical program was used for the analysis.
Results: The median age of the patients was 79 and 62% of them were female patients. The median
duration of anticoagulant use of the patients was 3 years, and 40% of them were using clopidogrel.
The patients' median MARS score was found to be 22 and the median DASS total score was 39. DASS
total score and its subdimensions were found to be significantly positively correlated (p<0.001).
Patients with low educational levels and patients using warfarin were found to have a higher DUKE
total score (p<0.05).
Conclusions: According to the results of our study, although the patients' medication adherence scores
and treatment satisfaction were high, it was found to be lower in patients with low education and
warfarin use. Therefore, considering these results, it may be important to provide drug information
counseling services to patients receiving anticoagulant and antithrombotic treatment.
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Antithrombotic therapy, medication adherence, treatment satisfaction
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Düzenli E., TEZCAN S., YÜRÜK F. U., \"Determınatıon of Treatment Satısfactıon And Medıcatıon Adherence of Patıents Receıvıng Antıthrombotıc Therapy in A Community Setting\", Trakya Üniversiteler Birliği V. Uluslararası Sağlık Bilimleri Kongresi (UTUC 2022), Bandırma, Türkiye, 01 Aralık 2022