Young age and shorter duration of Crohn's disease are associated with non-adherence to taking medication

Yilmaz H.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.8-13, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/nci.2021.08634
  • Dergi Adı: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8-13
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Age, Crohn's disease, disease duration, education status, medication adherence, INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE, ADHERENCE, PREVALENCE, PREDICTORS, OUTCOMES, THERAPY, ILLNESS
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: The mainstay of Crohn's disease treatment is medical therapy. Failure to comply with medications causes dis-ease activation, loss of response to treatment, and increased hospitalization rates. Drug non-adherence worsens the course of the disease, leading to fistula, stricture, and surgical interventions. The adherence rates to drug therapy in Crohn's disease patients and the risk factors vary considerably in the literature. The aim of the study was to investigate drug adherence rates and factors affecting adherence to Crohn's disease medications.