Adherence of heart failure patients to heart failure medications and its determinants in the Aseer region, Southern Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Hazim Saeed M RaffaaSameer Marei Al Qahtani

Abstract

Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome of cardiovascular disease. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs for blood and oxygen. It is characterised by several attacks of dyspnoea, chest pain, orthopnea and pulmonary or systemic congestion. The heart inability to fulfill the demands of the body further failure of heart to pump the blood with normal efficiency. Lack of patients' adherence to their treatment may affect their clinical compensation. To assess the extent of assessing the level and predictors of medication adherence among patients with heart failure in the Aseer region. A descriptive cross-sectional approach was used for targeting all registered heart failure patients attending the cardio clinic and chronic diseases clinic in Aseer region hospitals. Data were collected using a direct interview questionnaire that was developed by the researchers with the help of experts. Questionnaire included the patients' sociodemographic data, co-morbidities, disease-related data and drugs. The study included 151 patients diagnosed with heart failure. About 66% of the patients were above the age of 60 years and 62.3% were males. Exact of 47% of the cases had ...Continue Reading

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