A utilização de fontes administrativas de dados na estimação da adesão terapêutica aos antagonistas dos recetores da angiotensina

The recent development in electronic pharmacy records made possible the measure of patients' adherence behavior using administrative data sources. The overall objective of the study was to characterize the adherence behavior to Angiotensin Receptor Blockers of hypertensive patients living in Al...

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Main Author: Moita, Bruno (author)
Other Authors: Robalo, José (author), Duarte, António (author), Santana, Rui (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Arterial hypertension
Electronic Pharmacy Record
Medication Adherence
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsp.2016.02.001
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/31493
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Summary:The recent development in electronic pharmacy records made possible the measure of patients' adherence behavior using administrative data sources. The overall objective of the study was to characterize the adherence behavior to Angiotensin Receptor Blockers of hypertensive patients living in Alentejo, Portugal, in 2010 and 2011. The results revealed that primary adherence stood at 61.2% and total adherence was situated between 55.7% and 69.5% with high variability on behavioral patterns for age, gender and geographic area.

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