Patient Adherence to Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication at an Outpatient Clinic Public Hospital in Padang City, West Sumatera

Dita Permatasari; Juni Fitrah; Vonny Novia; Yelly Oktavia Sari

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Patient Adherence to Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication at an Outpatient Clinic Public Hospital in Padang City, West Sumatera

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Dita Permatasari¹, Juni Fitrah², Vonny Novia¹, Yelly Oktavia Sari¹^{, *}

¹Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis, Pauh District, Padang City, West Sumatera, 25163, Indonesia

²Dr. M. Djamil Central General Hospital, Padang City, West Sumatera, 25171, Indonesia

^*Corresponding author. Email: yellyoktavia@phar.unand.ac.id

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Yelly Oktavia Sari

Available Online 17 November 2021.

DOI: 10.2991/ahsr.k.211105.011 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis; adherence; Morisky Medication Adherence Scale; MMAS-8; assessment tool
Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and spreads to other organs. Most patients suffer from chronic pain, tissue damage, deformity and can cause risks of mortality. The disease requires long-term and regular treatment to achieve optimal therapeutic results. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between sociodemographic patients and medication adherence to rheumatoid arthritis drugs. This research was a cross-sectional study using Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) as a validated assessment tool. At the same time, the data were collected prospectively with consecutive sampling techniques at an Outpatient Clinic Public Hospital in Padang City. The total number of respondents involved in the study were 30 patients. The sociodemographic majority of patients were 29 women (96.67%), 13 senior high school (43.3%) and 18 housewives (60%) patients. According to MMAS-8, the results showed patients in various levels of adherence as high, moderate, and low with 13.3%, 40% and 46.67%, respectively. The majority of patients (83.3%) forgot to take their medicines. The statistical analysis detected no differences between sociodemographic and patients’ adherence (p>0.05).
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Science and Clinical Pharmacy 2021 (ICCSCP 2021)
Series: Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date: 17 November 2021
ISBN: 10.2991/ahsr.k.211105.011
ISSN: 2468-5739
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