High prevalence of medication non-adherence in a sample of community-dwelling older adults with adult protective services-validated self-neglect

A Turner, A Hochschild, J Burnett, A Zulfiqar, CB Dyer - Drugs & aging, 2012 - Springer
Background Medication non-adherence can exacerbate disease severity, leading to
impairments that interfere with self-care activities in older adults, and, ultimately, death. Elder …

Medication regimen complexity and low adherence in older community-dwelling adults with substantiated self-neglect

S Abada, LE Clark, AK Sinha, R Xia… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Determine whether medication regimen complexity predicts medication
adherence levels in a sample of community-dwelling adults 65 years and older with Adult …

Medication nonadherence and subsequent risk of hospitalisation and mortality among older adults

SA Vik, DB Hogan, SB Patten, JA Johnson… - Drugs & aging, 2006 - Springer
Background Despite a higher risk for medication nonadherence among older adults residing
in the community, few prospective studies have investigated the health outcomes associated …

Understanding reasons and determinants of medication non-adherence in community-dwelling adults: a cross-sectional study comparing young and older age groups

L Ge, BH Heng, CW Yap - BMC Health Services Research, 2023 - Springer
Background Medication non-adherence has become a striking problem among patients with
chronic diseases worldwide. However, literature on prevalence, reasons and factors …

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

ZA Marcum, Y Zheng, S Perera, E Strotmeyer… - Research in Social and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Information about the prevalence and correlates of self-reported medication
nonadherence using multiple measures in older adults with chronic cardiovascular …

Prevalence and predictors of medication non‐adherence among older community‐dwelling people with chronic disease in Singapore

SM Chew, JH Lee, SF Lim, MJ Liew… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To determine the prevalence and predictors of medication non‐adherence among
older community‐dwelling people with at least one chronic disease in Singapore. Design A …

A systematic review of barriers to medication adherence in the elderly: looking beyond cost and regimen complexity

WF Gellad, JL Grenard, ZA Marcum - The American journal of geriatric …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Medication nonadherence is a common problem among the elderly. Objective
To conduct a systematic review of the published literature describing potential nonfinancial …

Medication adherence among older adults

JH Grocki, KK Huffman - Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
With the dramatic demographic changes that are resulting in the “graying of America” has
come a substantial interest in the health and health concerns of older adults. The increasing …

Medication beliefs and self-reported adherence among community-dwelling older adults

JA Sirey, A Greenfield, MI Weinberger, ML Bruce - Clinical therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Nonadherence to medications among older adults can compromise quality
care. Among older adults with chronic diseases, nonadherence rates can reach 50 …

Medication adherence and related determinants in older people with multimorbidity: a cross‐sectional study

IB Félix, A Henriques - Nursing forum, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Identify the medication adherence determinants in older adults with multimorbidity and
polypharmacy. Materials and Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted in a non …