The effect of cost on adherence to prescription medications in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients do not adhere to treatment because they cannot afford their prescription medications, putting them at increased risk of adverse health outcomes. We determined the prevalence of cost-related nonadherence and investigated its associated characteristics, including whether a person has drug insurance.

Methods

Using data from the 2007 Canada Community Health Survey, we analyzed the responses of 5732 people who answered questions about cost-related nonadherence to treatment. We determined the national prevalence of cost-related nonadherence and used logistic regression to evaluate the association between cost-related nonadherence and a series of demographic and socioeconomic variables, including province of residence, age, sex, household income, health sta

SUBMITTER: Law MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3281154 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature