Medication cost-reducing behaviors in older adults with atrial fibrillation: The SAGE-AF study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As patient prices for many medications have risen steeply in the United States, patients may engage in cost-reducing behaviors (CRBs) such as asking for generic medications or purchasing medication from the Internet.

Objective

The objective of this study is to describe patterns of CRB, cost-related medication nonadherence, and spending less on basic needs to afford medications among older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) and examine participant characteristics associated with CRB.

Methods

Data were from a prospective cohort study of older adults at least 65 years with AF and a high stroke risk (CHA₂DS₂VASc ≥ 2). CRB, cost-related medication nonadherence, and spending less on basic needs to afford medications were evaluated using va

SUBMITTER: Bamgbade BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699884 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature