Determinants of adherence and effects on health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Adherence to recommendations and medication is deemed to be important for effectiveness of case management interventions. Thus, reasons for non-adherence and effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) should be fully understood. The objective of this research was to identify determinants of non-adherence to medication and recommendations, and to test whether increased adherence improved HRQoL in patients after myocardial infarction (MI) in a case management intervention. METHODS:Data were obtained from the intervention group of the KORINNA study, a randomized controlled trail of a nurse-led case management intervention with targeted recommendations in the elderly after MI in Germany. Reasons for non-adherence were described. Logistic mixed effects models and OLS (ordinary

SUBMITTER: Krack G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001009 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature