Adherence To Respiratory And Nonrespiratory Medication In Patients With COPD: Results Of The German COSYCONET Cohort.
Norbert KönigsdorferRudolf A JörresSandra SöhlerTobias WelteJürgen BehrJoachim H FickerRobert BalsHenrik WatzJohanna I LutterTanja LuckeFrank BiertzPeter AlterClaus F VogelmeierKathrin KahnertPublished in: Patient preference and adherence (2019)
Our results indicate a high adherence to respiratory medication in participants of a COPD cohort, especially in those with cardiovascular comorbidities. Compared to the lower adherence reported in the literature for COPD patients, our observations still suggest some room for improvement, possibly through disease management programs.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- systematic review
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- adverse drug
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cystic fibrosis
- emergency department
- air pollution
- respiratory tract
- insulin resistance
- electronic health record