Factors Influencing Medication Adherence in Heart Failure Patients-A Survey Among Cardiac Healthcare Providers.

ABSTRACT: Adhering to medication regimens is key behavior to alleviate symptoms and slow disease progression in heart failure (HF). This study explores cardiac healthcare providers' perceptions and experiences of factors influencing medication adherence (MA) in HF patients, with findings contributing to developing a HF-specific MA assessment scale. Using a cross-sectional, mixed methods design, we conducted an online survey with both closed and open-ended questions distributed to cardiac healthcare providers, working at the National University Hospital in Iceland. The survey consisted of 103 questions divided into 18 themes. Analysis included descriptive statistics of the participants' responses to closed responses with simplified scoring. Free-text responses were grouped into thematic categories an

SUBMITTER: Gunnthorsdottir I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924159 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature