Factors associated with non-adherence in chronic patients with multiple comorbid conditions

Unaiza Jawad; Muhammad Saqib Rabbani; Fatima Aslam; Fariha Asghar; Mujtaba Muhammad

doi:10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.292

Authors

Unaiza Jawad Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan Author
Muhammad Saqib Rabbani Department of Behavioral Sciences, Avicenna Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan Author
Fatima Aslam Department of Behavioral Sciences, Avicenna Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan Author
Fariha Asghar Department of Behavioral Sciences, Avicenna Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan Author
Mujtaba Muhammad Department of Psychiatry, Al-Aleem Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.292

Keywords:

Non-adherence, comorbid, Chronic

Abstract

Background: To determine the association of non-adherence to the various age groups and related sociodemographic factors, this study was conducted.

Materials and Methods: In different departments of Services Hospital Lahore, a cross-sectional survey was conducted. 370 patients voluntarily participated in the study. The data was collected using a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using chi-square. The level of significance was 0.05%.

Results: In this study, 33.3% of patients were below the age of 40 years and 46.3% of patients were above the age of 40 years and were not adherents because of the experience that they did not get benefit from the treatment. Similarly, 21.5% of patients below age 40 and 22.3% of patients above age 40 think that they do not need medicine. 38.5% of patients below age 40 and 54.3% of patients aged above 40 stopped medicine after becoming better.

Conclusion: None-adherence found more prevalent among elderly patients.