A survey on medication adherence and influencing factors among 226 peritoneal dialysis patients in a primary hospital in China

Abstract

Purpose To investigate the current status of medication adherence among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in a primary hospital and to explore the influencing factors of medication adherence among PD patients. Methods The author used the Chinese version of the Morisky Medication Compliance Scale to evaluate the medication compliance of 226 PD patients in a single centre. Univariate analysis and logistic regression were used to analyze the factors influencing medication compliance in patients. Results: Among PD patients, 36 had poor medication adherence (15.9%), 89 had moderate adherence (39.38%), and 101 had good adherence (44.69%). Univariate analysis showed that there was a statistically significant difference between groups in age (c²=2.895, P=0.036) and dialysis age (c²=2.376, P=0.04); Logistic regression multivariate analysis demonstrated that age (OR=1.030, 95% CI: 1.002-1.059; P=0.037) is a factor affecting patient drug compliance. Conclusions: PD medical teams should pay attention to the medication compliance issues of young patients and those with short dialysis age. With the help of information technology, the medical staff could carry out various forms of health education to improve the medication compliance of PD patients.