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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study is to evaluate adherence to inhaler therapy in asthmatic patients and examine drug-related factors affecting medication adherence among Egyptian asthma patients. The study was carried out among 110 clinically diagnosed asthma patients attending at a university hospital, Sohag, Egypt. Inhaler criteria and adherence were evaluated by a standardized tool “Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS), 2008.”

Results

The study revealed that out of 110 patients, 42.2% had a high level, 22.9% had medium level, and 34.9% had a low level of medication adherence. There was no relationship between demographic data and medication adherence in asthmatic patients. However, good adherence was frequently encountered among asthmatic patients who used inhaler twice daily, who used drugs its onset of action 5-20 min, who used aerolizer and turbo haler devices, and who used budesonide and budesonide/formoterol.

Conclusions

Poor adherence to inhaler therapy is high in patients with bronchial asthma attending Sohag University Hospital in Upper Egypt. There was a strong relationship between inhaled drug criteria and degree of adherence in asthmatic patients.

Details

Title
Drug-related factors affecting medication adherence among Egyptian asthma patients
Author
Ali, Abdellah H K 1 ; Ameen, Esraa 1 ; Atta, Kamal 1 ; Alkhayat, Khaled Fawzy 1 

 Sohag University, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag, Egypt (GRID:grid.412659.d) (ISNI:0000 0004 0621 726X) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
16878426
e-ISSN
23148551
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2730345827
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. corrected publication 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.