Do sex and gender aspects influence non-adherence to secondary prevention measures after myocardial infarction?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of non-adherence to preventive interventions, its clinical consequences, and factors associated with non-adherence to secondary prevention measures, with a special emphasis on sex and gender.

Methods

Prospective observational study of patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in whom an evaluation of adherence to medication, Mediterranean diet, physical activity, and cardiac rehabilitation was performed after 6 and 12 months, with systematic assessment of predictors including patient-, disease-, psychological-, social-, and gender-related factors using self-administered questionnaires.

Results

Of 503 patients included, 101 (20,1%) were females. At one year, 85% of patients did not adhere to at le

SUBMITTER: Moreno G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature