Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease
Introduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the fourth most common chronic illness in the elderly. Despite advancements in the management of CAD, medication therapy remains the supreme mode of treatment. Methods: The study aimed to assess medication adherence, self-efficacy, and attitude toward t...
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the fourth most common chronic illness in the elderly. Despite advancements in the management of CAD, medication therapy remains the supreme mode of treatment.
Methods:
The study aimed to assess medication adherence, self-efficacy, and attitude toward the management of CAD in 380 older adults. Adherence Scale in Chronic Disease Scale, Sullivan’s Cardiac Self-efficacy Scale, and a self-constructed attitude scale were used to assess medication adherence, cardiac self-efficacy, and attitude toward the management of CAD.
Results:
The majority (49.21%) reported medium medication adherence. The self-efficacy mean score was 49.56 ± 9.07. More than half, 53.16% had an unfavorable attitude toward the management of CAD. A positive correlation was established between medication adherence and cardiac self-efficacy, medication adherence and attitude, and cardiac self-efficacy and attitude with ρ = 0.3801, P ≤ 0.0001; ρ = 0.4562, P ≤ 0.0001; and r = 0.3411, P ≤ 0.0001, respectively.
Discussion:
The current study findings were aligned to the findings of a clinical research study among 221 patients which revealed that 49.8% had a medium level of adherence, whereas 26.7% had high adherence and 23.5% had low level of adherence on using the Adherence in Chronic Disease Scale. This study indicates the need for nurses and other healthcare providers to assess medication adherence, self-efficacy, and attitude of the patients periodically, as it will help them to identify the patients at risk and plan interventions appropriately.
Conclusion:
Older adults with CAD are at a risk of developing life-threatening complications due to various influencing factors. Therefore, healthcare workers should collaborate to pave the ground for ensuring higher medication adherence and improving the general health of older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-624ea0558dfd4ae5be4b07d340708e482025-08-20T03:15:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics0974-34050974-24842025-04-01212949910.4103/jiag.jiag_4_25Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery DiseaseDanita Daniel PrakashAmlaorpavamary LucasSumathy JayaramanOommen K. GeorgeMahasampath GowriIntroduction: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the fourth most common chronic illness in the elderly. Despite advancements in the management of CAD, medication therapy remains the supreme mode of treatment. Methods: The study aimed to assess medication adherence, self-efficacy, and attitude toward the management of CAD in 380 older adults. Adherence Scale in Chronic Disease Scale, Sullivan’s Cardiac Self-efficacy Scale, and a self-constructed attitude scale were used to assess medication adherence, cardiac self-efficacy, and attitude toward the management of CAD. Results: The majority (49.21%) reported medium medication adherence. The self-efficacy mean score was 49.56 ± 9.07. More than half, 53.16% had an unfavorable attitude toward the management of CAD. A positive correlation was established between medication adherence and cardiac self-efficacy, medication adherence and attitude, and cardiac self-efficacy and attitude with ρ = 0.3801, P ≤ 0.0001; ρ = 0.4562, P ≤ 0.0001; and r = 0.3411, P ≤ 0.0001, respectively. Discussion: The current study findings were aligned to the findings of a clinical research study among 221 patients which revealed that 49.8% had a medium level of adherence, whereas 26.7% had high adherence and 23.5% had low level of adherence on using the Adherence in Chronic Disease Scale. This study indicates the need for nurses and other healthcare providers to assess medication adherence, self-efficacy, and attitude of the patients periodically, as it will help them to identify the patients at risk and plan interventions appropriately. Conclusion: Older adults with CAD are at a risk of developing life-threatening complications due to various influencing factors. Therefore, healthcare workers should collaborate to pave the ground for ensuring higher medication adherence and improving the general health of older adults.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiag.jiag_4_25attitude toward management of coronary artery diseasecoronary artery diseasemedication adherenceolder adultsself-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Danita Daniel Prakash Amlaorpavamary Lucas Sumathy Jayaraman Oommen K. George Mahasampath Gowri Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics attitude toward management of coronary artery disease coronary artery disease medication adherence older adults self-efficacy |
| title | Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease |
| title_full | Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease |
| title_fullStr | Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease |
| title_short | Medication Adherence, Self-efficacy, and Attitude toward the Management of Coronary Artery Disease among Elderly with Coronary Artery Disease |
| title_sort | medication adherence self efficacy and attitude toward the management of coronary artery disease among elderly with coronary artery disease |
| topic | attitude toward management of coronary artery disease coronary artery disease medication adherence older adults self-efficacy |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiag.jiag_4_25 |
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