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Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Treatment Satisfaction in Patients with Epilepsy

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Epilepsy & Behavior Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 301–305
Year of Publication: 
2011
Authors: 
Manal S. Ihbesheh
Department of Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Waleed M. Sweileh
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Ikhlas S. Jarar
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Adham S. Abu Taha
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Ansam F. Sawalha
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Sa'ed H. Zyoud
WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
Raniah M. Jamous
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Donald E. Morisky
Department of Community Health Sciences UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Preferred Abstract (Original): 
Objective Reports about medication adherence and satisfaction in patients with epilepsy in Arab countries are lacking. The objective of this study was to assess medication adherence and its relationship with treatment satisfaction, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) taken, and epilepsy control in a sample of Palestinian patients. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Al-Makhfya Governmental Outpatient Center in Nablus, Palestine, during the summer of 2010. A convenience sampling method was used to select patients over the study period. Medication adherence was measured using the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); treatment satisfaction was measured using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM 1.4). Epilepsy was arbitrarily defined as “well controlled” if the patient had had no seizures in the last 3 months and was defined as “poorly controlled” if he or she had had at least one seizure in the last 3 months. Results A convenience sample of 75 patients was studied. On the basis of the MMAS, 11 patients (14.7%) had a low rate, 37 (49.3%) had a medium rate, and 27 (36%) had a high rate of adherence. Adherence was positively and significantly correlated with age (P = 0.02) and duration of illness (P = 0.01). No significant difference in adherence was found between patients with well-controlled and those with poorly controlled epilepsy. Similarly, there was no significant difference in adherence between patients on monotherapy and those on polytherapy. Mean satisfaction with respect to effectiveness, side effects, convenience, and global satisfaction were 73.6 ± 20.7, 82.4 ± 29.8, 69.5 ± 15.5, and 68.4 ± 18.3, respectively. There were significant differences in mean values in the effectiveness (P < 0.01) and convenience (P < 0.01) domains, but not the side effect (P = 0.1) and global satisfaction (P = 0.08) domains among patients with different levels of adherence. Patients on monotherapy had significantly higher satisfaction in the effectiveness domain (P = 0.04) than patients on polytherapy. Similarly, patients with well-controlled epilepsy scored significantly higher in the Effectiveness (P = 0.01) and Global Satisfaction (P = 0.01) domains than those with poorly controlled epilepsy. Conclusion In our convenience sample, we found that adherence to and satisfaction with AEDs were moderate and were not associated with seizure control or number of AEDs.
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Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Treatment Satisfaction in Patients with Epilepsy

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Epilepsy & Behavior Volume 21, Issue 3, July 2011, Pages 301–305
Year of Publication: 
2011
Authors: 
Waleed M. Sweileh
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Manal S. Ihbesheh
Department of Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Ikhlas S. Jarar
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Adham S. Abu Taha
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Ansam F. Sawalha
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Sa'ed H. Zyoud
WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
Raniah M. Jamous
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Donald E. Moriskyd
Department of Community Health Sciences UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

Objective

Reports about medication adherence and satisfaction in patients with epilepsy in Arab countries are lacking. The objective of this study was to assess medication adherence and its relationship with treatment satisfaction, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) taken, and epilepsy control in a sample of Palestinian patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Al-Makhfya Governmental Outpatient Center in Nablus, Palestine, during the summer of 2010. A convenience sampling method was used to select patients over the study period. Medication adherence was measured using the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); treatment satisfaction was measured using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM 1.4). Epilepsy was arbitrarily defined as “well controlled” if the patient had had no seizures in the last 3 months and was defined as “poorly controlled” if he or she had had at least one seizure in the last 3 months.

Results

A convenience sample of 75 patients was studied. On the basis of the MMAS, 11 patients (14.7%) had a low rate, 37 (49.3%) had a medium rate, and 27 (36%) had a high rate of adherence. Adherence was positively and significantly correlated with age (P = 0.02) and duration of illness (P = 0.01). No significant difference in adherence was found between patients with well-controlled and those with poorly controlled epilepsy. Similarly, there was no significant difference in adherence between patients on monotherapy and those on polytherapy. Mean satisfaction with respect to effectiveness, side effects, convenience, and global satisfaction were 73.6 ± 20.7, 82.4 ± 29.8, 69.5 ± 15.5, and 68.4 ± 18.3, respectively. There were significant differences in mean values in the effectiveness (P < 0.01) and convenience (P < 0.01) domains, but not the side effect (P = 0.1) and global satisfaction (P = 0.08) domains among patients with different levels of adherence. Patients on monotherapy had significantly higher satisfaction in the effectiveness domain (P = 0.04) than patients on polytherapy. Similarly, patients with well-controlled epilepsy scored significantly higher in the Effectiveness (P = 0.01) and Global Satisfaction (P = 0.01) domains than those with poorly controlled epilepsy.

Conclusion

In our convenience sample, we found that adherence to and satisfaction with AEDs were moderate and were not associated with seizure control or number of AEDs.

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Self-Reported Medication Adherence And Treatment Satisfaction In Patients With Epilepsy

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Epilepsy & Behavior Volume 21, Issue 3, July 2011, Pages 301-305
Year of Publication: 
2011
Authors: 
Waleed M. Sweileh
Faculty of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Manal S. Ihbesheh
Faculty of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Ikhlas S. Jarar
Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Graduate Program, Nablus, Palestine
Adham S. Abu Taha
Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Graduate Program, Nablus, Palestine
Ansam F. Sawalha
Poison Control and Drug Information Centre, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Sa'ed H. Zyoud
Poison Control and Drug Information Centre, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Raniah M. Jamous
Faculty of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Donald E. Morisky
Department of Community Health Sciences UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

Objective  Reports about medication adherence and satisfaction in patients with epilepsy in Arab countries are lacking. The objective of this study was to assess medication adherence and its relationship with treatment satisfaction, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) taken, and epilepsy control in a sample of Palestinian patients.
Methods  This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Al-Makhfya Governmental Outpatient Center in Nablus, Palestine, during the summer of 2010. A convenience sampling method was used to select patients over the study period. Medication adherence was measured using the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); treatment satisfaction was measured using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM 1.4). Epilepsy was arbitrarily defined as “well controlled” if the patient had had no seizures in the last 3 months and was defined as “poorly controlled” if he or she had had at least one seizure in the last 3 months.
Results  A convenience sample of 75 patients was studied. On the basis of the MMAS, 11 patients (14.7%) had a low rate, 37 (49.3%) had a medium rate, and 27 (36%) had a high rate of adherence. Adherence was positively and significantly correlated with age (P = 0.02) and duration of illness (P = 0.01). No significant difference in adherence was found between patients with well-controlled and those with poorly controlled epilepsy. Similarly, there was no significant difference in adherence between patients on monotherapy and those on polytherapy. Mean satisfaction with respect to effectiveness, side effects, convenience, and global satisfaction were 73.6 ± 20.7, 82.4 ± 29.8, 69.5 ± 15.5, and 68.4 ± 18.3, respectively. There were significant differences in mean values in the effectiveness (P < 0.01) and convenience (P < 0.01) domains, but not the side effect (P = 0.1) and global satisfaction (P = 0.08) domains among patients with different levels of adherence. Patients on monotherapy had significantly higher satisfaction in the effectiveness domain (P = 0.04) than patients on polytherapy. Similarly, patients with well-controlled epilepsy scored significantly higher in the Effectiveness (P = 0.01) and Global Satisfaction (P = 0.01) domains than those with poorly controlled epilepsy.
Conclusion  In our convenience sample, we found that adherence to and satisfaction with AEDs were moderate and were not associated with seizure control or number of AEDs.

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