Author(s): Li Wenjian, Pan Xudong, Wang Jing, Cui Guangli, Ma Aijun
Pages: 178-183
Year: 2017 Issue:  3
Journal: Chinese Journal of Neurology
Keyword:  Stroke; Medication adherence; Secondary prevention; Outcome assessment;
Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of medication adherence of secondary prevention after acute ischemic stroke and influence on prognosis in Qingdao area , including antithrombotic drugs , lipid-lowering drugs , antihypertensive drugs and glucose-lowering drugs , to provide the basis for making medical policy.Methods We examined patients with acute cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attack in the Department of Neurology of Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from December 2014 to January 2016.Patients′medication status and recurrence of stroke events were registered by using telephone and clinic follow-up within six months after the patients discharged from hospital .The standard of good and bad drug adherence was as follows:good adherence was defined as proportion of days covered ( PDC) ≥80%, bad adherence was defined as PDC <80%.SPSS 19.0 statistical software was used to analyze the influence factors of medication adherence and the influence of medication adherence on prognosis .Results Finally, 444 cases (88.62%) were analyzed.A total of 352 cases (79.28%) had high medication adherence at six months after discharging from hospital .The following factors can improve the adherence of drug treatment:history of diabetes (108 cases (30.68%) in good medication adherence group , 16 cases (17.39%) in poor medication adherence group,χ2 =6.401, P=0.011), having employee health insurance (186 cases (52.84%) in good medication adherence group , 33 cases (35.87%) in poor medication adherence group ,χ2 =8.405, P=0.004), endovascular stent implantation (29 cases(8.24%) in good medication adherence group, 0 case in poor medication adherence group ,χ2 =8.109, P=0.004), staying in hospital more than 10 days ( 230 cases ( 65.34%) in good medication adherence group , 49 cases ( 53.26%) in poor medication adherence group ,χ2 =4.558, P=0.033).Six months later , the modified Rankin Scale ( mRS) score of poor medication adherence group was significantly higher than that in good adherence group ( mRS score≥3,50 cases (14.20%) in good medication adherence group , 22 cases (23.91%) in poor medication adherence group,χ2 =5.060, P=0.024) .After six months, a total of 13 cases had recurrent cerebral infarction, with two cases ( 0.57%) in good adherence group , 11 cases ( 11.96%) in poor adherence group.High medication adherence was an independent protective factor of recurrent stroke ( OR=0.042, 95%CI 0.008 -0.210, P<0.01 ) .At one, three, six months after discharging from hospital , the medication adherence of antihypertensive and glucose-lowering drugs was better than that of antiplatelet agents and lipid-lowering drugs (all P<0.05).Conclusions The persistence and adherence to secondary preventive medication in ischemic stroke patients was generally well at 6th month after discharging from hospital.History of diabetes , having employee health insurance , stent implantation and longer hospital stay are the influencing factors to high medication adherence .High medication adherence is an independent protective factor for ischemic stroke recurrence .The medication adherence of antihypertensive and glucose-lowering drugs is better than that of antithrombotic drugs and lipid-lowering drugs.