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Assessment of medication knowledge and adherence among patients under oral chronic medication treatment in community pharmacy settings

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dc.contributor.authorOKUYAN, BETÜL
dc.contributor.authorsOkuyan, Betul; Sancar, Mesut; Izzettin, Fikret Vehbi
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T18:08:23Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T18:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractPurpose This study aimed to determine whether there is a relationship between the lack of medication knowledge and the self-reported rates of patient medication adherence. Methods Patients eligible to participate in the study had been taking oral medication at least once daily over the course of a minimum of three consecutive months before recruitment to the study. All participants were older than 18 years. The level of each patient's knowledge of his or her medication was randomly assessed by a trained fifth-year pharmacy student through an adapted questionnaire. In addition, patient adherence was evaluated via utilization of the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Results Of the 765 study participants (mean +/- SD age = 55.45 +/- 15.05 years, range = 2091 years, 56.2% women), 58.0% reported adherence to their medication regimen and 64.5% professed optimal knowledge of their medication. The mean duration of medication utilization was 26.77 +/- 40.62 months (range = 3504 years). A statistically significant correlation exists between the total medication knowledge score on the questionnaire and the level of medication adherence (r=0.964, p<0.001). Conclusion Improvement in the patient's knowledge of medications taken would bear a positive effect on medication adherence. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/pds.3275
dc.identifier.issn1053-8569
dc.identifier.pubmed22514147
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/231145
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000314819200014
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWILEY PERIODICALS, INC
dc.relation.ispartofPHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectcommunity pharmacy
dc.subjectmedication adherence
dc.subjectmedication knowledge
dc.subjectpharmacoepidemiology
dc.subjectPRESCRIBED MEDICINES
dc.subjectASSOCIATION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPREDICTORS
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectBELIEFS
dc.subjectOLDER
dc.titleAssessment of medication knowledge and adherence among patients under oral chronic medication treatment in community pharmacy settings
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oaire.citation.endPage214
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage209
oaire.citation.titlePHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY
oaire.citation.volume22
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