Lipid-lowering agent preferences among patients with hypercholesterolemia: a focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-adherence to lipid-lowering agents poses significant risks to patients and diminishes treatment effectiveness. Current understanding of patients' preferences regarding the characteristics of these agents is limited. This study aims to qualitatively identify the barriers to lipid-lowering medication adherence and the factors considered by patients with hypercholesterolemia when choosing lipid-lowering agents, and to inform the design of a medication preference study.

Methods

Face-to-face focus group interviews were conducted with Cantonese-speaking patients diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia in Hong Kong. Patients were recruited by cardiologists at a university-affiliated hospital using convenience sampling. The interviews consisted of three parts: gathering p

SUBMITTER: Yiu HHE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11632947 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature