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Opinions and perceptions of patients with cardiovascular disease on adherence: a qualitative study of focus groups.

Álvaro Carbonell-SolivaRauf Nouni-GarcíaAdriana López PinedaAlberto Cordero-FortMaria Virtudes Pérez-JoverJosé Antonio Quesada RicoDomingo Orozco-BeltranMarina Pinto-CarbóJosé María CastellanoJosé Joaquín MiraVicente F Gil-GuillenConcepción Carratalá-Munuera
Published in: BMC primary care (2024)
Adhering to recommendations on healthy behaviors and taking prescribed medications for cardiovascular disease was important for most participants. However, they sometimes found polypharmacy difficult to manage, especially when they did not perceive the symptoms of their disease. Participants related the concept of fear to therapeutic adherence, believing that the latter increased with the former. The relationship with health professionals was described as optimal, but, nevertheless, the coordination of the health care system was seen as limited.
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