TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of medication adherence among Lebanese adult patients with non-communicable diseases during COVID-19 lockdown
T2 - a cross-sectional study
AU - Malaeb, Diana
AU - Sacre, Hala
AU - Mansour, Sara
AU - Haddad, Chadia
AU - Sarray El Dine, Abir
AU - Fleihan, Tamara
AU - Hallit, Souheil
AU - Salameh, Pascale
AU - Hosseini, Hassan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Malaeb, Sacre, Mansour, Haddad, Sarray El Dine, Fleihan, Hallit, Salameh and Hosseini.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: Medical treatment is considered a cornerstone in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) management, lack of adherence remains the main challenge that may compromise optimal therapeutic outcome achievement. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate treatment adherence levels and associated factors among Lebanese adult patients with non-communicable diseases. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown imposed by the Lebanese Government (between September 2020 and January 2021) enrolled 263 adult patients through an anonymous online questionnaire to assess adherence to medications using the Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS-14). Results: Of the total sample, 50.2% showed low adherence with a total mean adherence score of 4.41 ± 3.94. The results showed that depression (β = 1.351) and peptic ulcer (β = 1.279) were significantly associated with higher LMAS scores (lower adherence). However, age between 50 and 70 (β = −1.591, p = 0.011), practicing physical exercise (β = −1.397, p = 0.006), having kidney disease (β = −1.701, p = 0.032), and an intermediate (β = −1.336, p = 0.006) to high income (β = −3.207, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with lower LMAS scores (higher adherence). Conclusion: Our study shed light on the factors affecting medication adherence in patients with non-communicable diseases. It showed that depression and peptic ulcer were associated with lower adherence, contrary to older age, exercising, having chronic kidney disease, and a higher socioeconomic status.
AB - Background: Medical treatment is considered a cornerstone in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) management, lack of adherence remains the main challenge that may compromise optimal therapeutic outcome achievement. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate treatment adherence levels and associated factors among Lebanese adult patients with non-communicable diseases. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown imposed by the Lebanese Government (between September 2020 and January 2021) enrolled 263 adult patients through an anonymous online questionnaire to assess adherence to medications using the Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale (LMAS-14). Results: Of the total sample, 50.2% showed low adherence with a total mean adherence score of 4.41 ± 3.94. The results showed that depression (β = 1.351) and peptic ulcer (β = 1.279) were significantly associated with higher LMAS scores (lower adherence). However, age between 50 and 70 (β = −1.591, p = 0.011), practicing physical exercise (β = −1.397, p = 0.006), having kidney disease (β = −1.701, p = 0.032), and an intermediate (β = −1.336, p = 0.006) to high income (β = −3.207, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with lower LMAS scores (higher adherence). Conclusion: Our study shed light on the factors affecting medication adherence in patients with non-communicable diseases. It showed that depression and peptic ulcer were associated with lower adherence, contrary to older age, exercising, having chronic kidney disease, and a higher socioeconomic status.
KW - adherence
KW - COVID-19
KW - diseases
KW - Lebanon
KW - medications
KW - non-communicable
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1145016
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1145016
M3 - Article
C2 - 37415710
AN - SCOPUS:85164271895
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 1145016
ER -