Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Drug non‐adherence is widely prevalent in our patient population and works against effective management of diseases A prospective observational study was conducted on patients reporting to Outpatient clinic in an Urban South Indian tertiary level hospital. In the study, 200 patients with short‐duration illness and 300 patients with long‐duration illness were interviewed and the prevalence of drug non‐adherence studied. In those patients with poor drug adherence, causes for the same were studied. The study showed that drug non‐adherence was widely prevalent in the patient population. The most common reasons for drug non‐adherence were that the patient forgot to take medicines, the medicines were costly, fear of side‐effects and that the symptoms had subsided. The study found that drug non‐adherenceis common in all sections of our society, even in graduates and post‐graduates and more so in the elderly and patients with long duration of illness. This study concludes that Non‐adherence to medicine therapy is an important issue in the healthcare of patients. This study has noted significant non‐adherence in the latter part of short‐duration illnesses and more so in long‐duration illnesses.
How to cite this article:
C. Rajendran. A Study on the Prevalence of Drug Non‐Adherence and the Causes of Drug Non‐Adherence in Patients of an Urban South Indian Hospital.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.8.491.498
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