Patient-reported financial barriers to adherence to treatment in neurology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many effective medical therapies are available for treating neurological diseases, but these therapies tend to be expensive and adherence is critical to their effectiveness. We used patient-reported data to examine the frequency and determinants of financial barriers to medication adherence among individuals treated for neurological disorders.

Patients and methods

Patients completed cross-sectional surveys on iPads as part of routine outpatient care in a neurology clinic. Survey responses from a 3-month period were collected and merged with administrative sources of demographic and clinical information (eg, insurance type). We explored the association between patient characteristics and patient-reported failure to refill prescription medication due to cost in the p

SUBMITTER: Moura LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5117903 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature