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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 86-89 |
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Adherence for medication among self-reporting rural elderly with diabetes and hypertension
Parveen Singh1, Rajiv Kumar Gupta1, Rayaz Jan1, Sunil Kumar Raina2
1 Department of Community Medicine, GMC, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, RPGMC, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Sunil Kumar Raina
Department of Community Medicine, RPGMC, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jms.jms_48_16
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Background: Elderly population (age group with >60 years of age) is usually beset with multiple morbidities. Many medications (drugs) are generally prescribed for the management and care of such morbidities. For majority, consumption of such medications on a regular basis is not an easy option, therefore giving rise to nonadherence for medications. The study was conducted with the objective to assess adherence to medication for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among rural elderly. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among all rural elderly (more than 60 years of age) being managed for hypertension and type 2 diabetes, using a pretested and semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The number of female elderly was more than the male. Nearly 56% of the elderly with hypertension were not taking regular medication, whereas the comparative figure was 50% for elderly with T2DM. Compliance of treatment in geriatrics with both hypertension and diabetes in relation to the genders was found to be nonsignificant (P> 0.05). The main reasons identified for this were costs of medications, adverse events of drugs, fear of addiction, and declining memory. Conclusions: Nonadherence to medication among the elderly for hypertension and T2DM in this rural study was not uncommon. |
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