Adesˋo medicamentosa e nˋo medicamentosa de pacientes com doenˋa arterial coronariana

作者：Lunelli; Rosana Pinheiro; Portal; Vera Lucia; Esmerio; Francieli Gianchini; Moraes; Maria Antonieta; Souza; Emiliane Nogueira de

来源：ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem, 2009, 22(4): 367-373.

DOI：10.1590/S0103-21002009000400003

• coronary artery disease [therapy]
• coronary artery disease [drug therapy]
• patient compliance
• patient care team
• myocardial ischemia.

objectives: to determine whether patients with coronary artery disease adhere to pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy and to identify factors that might influence these patients%26apos; adherence to the therapies. methods: a cross-sectional study was used. the sample consisted of 92 patients who had their first myocardium infarction. adherence to pharmacological therapy was determined with morisky test. adherence to non-pharmacological therapy was evaluated though lifestyle modifications. results: the majority of the participants (64.1%) were male and had a mean age of 56.4 (sd = 10.9) years. more than a half of them (56.5%) adhered to pharmacological therapy while 40.2% of participants adhered to non-pharmacological therapy. conclusion: the results show low levels of adherence to recommended therapy for secondary prevention of coronary arterial disease.