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Non-Specific Factors Involved in the Treatment: Its Influence on Treatment Adherence




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Gerardo A. Fridman

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2150/2017.06.005

Introduction: The effectiveness of treatment depends on the efficacy of the therapy and the level of compliance of the patient. NF (non-specific factors) involved in treatment are all those effects that do not depend on the pharmacological properties of the drug. Materials and Methods: The job lasted a year. The sample consisted of patients with mental health disorders and was divided into two groups. Treatment compliance was measured with the Morisky-Green Test. Results were compared using the chi square test and relative risk. Results and Discussion: Group A had 23 patients ending 91.3% of them and group B of 22 patients, ending the 77.27%. At the beginning of the study, we found in the group A 0.86 NF/patients while in the group B 0.82 NF/patient. At the end of the study there was a 54.65% decrease in group A while in group B the proportion remained. At the beginning of the study both groups had approximately 40% of compliant patients. Data that remained in the control group rose to 80.95% in group A at the end of the study. Conclusions: The work demonstrates the negative influence of these factors on adherence to treatment.

Adhesion to treatment, nonspecific factors influencing treatment, health professional, patient, family, environment.

Gerardo A. Fridman. 2017. “Non-Specific Factors Involved in the Treatment: Its Influence on Treatment Adherence.” Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 5 (6): 340-348.