LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN ADHERENCE MEASUREMENT METHODS IN NEW-ONSET EPILEPSY

., Widyati and Soediman, Soediatmoko and Maria, Dian and Hakim, Lukman (2014) LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN ADHERENCE MEASUREMENT METHODS IN NEW-ONSET EPILEPSY. International Journal of Pharmacy, 4 (2). pp. 42-46. ISSN 2249-1848

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Abstract

Study aims were (1) to document adherence measurement using 3 different methods. (2) to determine the relationship between each methods. The study wasconducted using cross sectional design. Patients were followed-up for 6 months and adherences weremeasured after 1 and 6 months therapy. The methods used to measure the adherenceswere 1) Patient/parent-self reported ( MMAS-8 questionnaires); 2) Drug level assay and 3) seizure frequency observation. Participants enrolled were 50 patients with new-onset general epilepsy (M age = 7.2 ± 2.0; 54 % male; 46% female Indonesian). Patient/parent-self reported methods resulted mean overall adherence scores across patients during this 6-months period was 4.07 ± 1.15 (81.4%). Meanwhile phenytoin assay indicated only 18% patients reached therapeutics concentration. Seizure frequency observation revealed 81% improvement in seizure frequency (t= 7.63, P=0.000) after 6 months therapy. Negative correlations were found between Parents/patients-self reporting with drug levels(rho=-0.082, P=0.59); Parents/patients-self reporting with seizure frequency(rho=-0.17, P=0.24). Correlation between seizure frequency with phenytoin level was also proved by Spearman test as no significant (rho=0.12, P=0.42). 7 patients (14%) remain had seizure after 6 months but only 2 patients were having miss dose. There were lack of correlation between the various methods of adherence measurement but it does not necessarily reflect a minimum in adherence.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adherence measurement, Parents/patients-self report, epilepsy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions:	Faculty of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy
Depositing User:	Eko Setiawan 194014
Date Deposited:	28 May 2014 07:18
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2021 14:43
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/15358

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