Prevalence and correlates of self-reported medication non-adherence among older adults with coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and/or hypertension

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 817-827

  Marcum, Zachary A ^a   Zheng, Yan ^a   Perera, Subashan ^a,b   Strotmeyer, Elsa ^b   Newman, Anne B ^a,b   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^c   Shorr, Ronald I ^d   Bauer, Douglas C ^e   Donohue, Julie M ^f   Hanlon, Joseph T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Chronic disease; Medication adherence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84887614731     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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