Adherence to cardiovascular medication: a review of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Use of cardiovascular medication has increased over time, especially for primary and secondary prevention, with polypharmacy common. METHODS:Review of published systematic reviews of the factors and outcomes associated with adherence to cardiovascular medication using MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases. Quality was assessed using the AMSTAR tool. RESULTS:Of 789 systematic reviews identified, 45 met the inclusion criteria and passed the quality assessment; 34 focused on factors associated with adherence, and 11 on outcomes. High heterogeneity, both between and within reviews, precluded meta-analysis and so a pooled estimate of adherence levels could not be derived. Adherence was associated with disease factors, therapy factors, healthcare factors, patient factors and

SUBMITTER: Leslie KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6459362 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature