Adherence to drug therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation

We studied treatment adherence in 118 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who were between the ages of 45 and 88 years. 63.6% of patients with arrhythmia to take a medicine irregularly. Patients consider as the reasons of an irregular drug intake a large quantity of tablets (94,9%), side effects (49,2%) the bad control of arrhythmia and pulse increase (40,7%). Only 25% of men and 44,3% of women (p = 0,025) had strict adherence. The patients who know about complications of disease to take medicines more regularly. 75,8% of patients are more 75 years irregularly accepted medicines, 63,6% from them considered harmful constant reception of medicines. Conclusions: Patients with atrial fibrillation have low treatment compliance. The factors improving compliance are the personal motivation of patients, good informing about diseases and their complications.

atrial fibrillation, treatment compliance, therapeutic training