Longitudinal changes in self-reported medication adherence and beliefs about post-stroke medicines in Sweden: a repeated cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore changes in beliefs about medicines and self-reported medication non-adherence between 3 and 24 months after stroke and to investigate associations between beliefs about medicines and non-adherence at 24 months after stroke.

Design

Longitudinal questionnaire survey.

Setting

Patients treated for acute stroke in 25 Swedish hospitals.

Participants

Only patients living at home were included. Of the 594 individuals who answered the 3 month questionnaire, 401 were included at 24 months; among the remainder, 34 (5.7%) had died, 149 (25,1%) did not respond or had incomplete information on adherence and 10 (1.7%) were not living at home.

Measures

The primary outcome was self-reported medication adherence as measured with the Medication Adhere

SUBMITTER: Sjolander M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492948 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature