Nonadherence to Medication Therapy in Haemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients are often prescribed multiple medications. Together with a demanding weekly schedule of dialysis sessions, increased number of medicines and associated regimen complexity pre-dispose them at high risk of medication nonadherence. This review summarizes existing literature on nonadherence and identifies factors associated with nonadherence to medication therapy in patients undergoing haemodialysis.

Methods

A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews covering the period from 1970 through November 2014 was performed following a predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Reference lists from relevant materials were reviewed. Data on study characteristics, measures of

SUBMITTER: Ghimire S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670103 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature