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Primary Non-Adherence to Preventive Drugs and Associations with Beliefs About Medicines in Stroke Survivors.

Annica WestbergMaria SjölanderEva-Lotta GladerMaria Gustafsson
Published in: Patient preference and adherence (2022)
Primary non-adherence to preventive drugs was low, and no associations were found between primary non-adherence and beliefs about medicines. Associations with cognitive impairments such as difficulties with memory and need for help from next of kin suggest that more effort is needed to help stroke survivors to start important preventive drug treatments after discharge from hospital.
Keyphrases
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  • glycemic control
  • working memory
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  • insulin resistance
  • brain injury
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  • cerebral ischemia
  • acute care