Journal article
Adherence to medication according to sex and age in the CHARM programme
Abstract
AIMS: Although many patients with heart failure have incomplete adherence to prescribed medications, predisposing factors remain unclear. This analysis investigates factors associated with adherence, with particular emphasis on age and sex.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A multivariable regression analysis of 7599 heart failure patients from the CHARM trial was done to evaluate factors associated with adherence. Adherence was measured as the proportion …
Authors
Granger BB; Ekman I; Granger CB; Ostergren J; Olofsson B; Michelson E; McMurray JJV; Yusuf S; Pfeffer MA; Swedberg K
Journal
European Journal of Heart Failure, Vol. 11, No. 11, pp. 1092–1098
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 2009
DOI
10.1093/eurjhf/hfp142
ISSN
1388-9842