| ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate medication compliance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and identify factors related to compliance to achieve effective management of patients. Methods:From June 2017 to December 2017, patients with stable COPD and receiving drug treatment in the outpatient department of respiratory of our hospital were selected as the research objects. Patients were enrolled in general information and followed up by telephone three months later. COPD assessment test (CAT) score and medication adherence questionnaire (MAQ) score were used to evaluate health status and medication compliance. Chi square test and multivariate Logistic regression analysis were used to determine the influencing factors of noncompliance. Results: 147 patients participated in the study, and the proportion of patients with low compliance was 58.5%. The medication compliance was associated with age, mode of payment for medical expenses, smoking, living alone or not, and the number of drugs used in combination (P＜0.05), was not related to gender, education level, duration of disease, and CAT score (P＞0.05). Conclusion:Medication compliance of middle age, living alone, smoking, self pay, combined with a variety of drugs should be paid special attention to patients. For middle aged and solitary patients, daily text messages remind them of regular drug use, and patients with multiple drugs should use drugs with low frequency of administration, the government should further improve the medical insurance system, all of these contribute to improved medication compliance. |
