Open AccessYoung age and shorter duration of Crohn’s disease is associated with nonadherence to taking medication
Author(s) -
Hasan Yılmaz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2021.08634
Subject(s) - medicine , crohn's disease , disease , pharmacy , inflammatory bowel disease , medical record , psychological intervention , prospective cohort study , outpatient clinic , cohort study , family medicine , psychiatry
The mainstay of Crohn's disease treatment is medical therapy. Failure to comply with medications causes disease activation, loss of response to treatment, and increased hospitalization rates. Drug non-adherence worsens the course of the disease, leading to fistula, stricture, and surgical interventions. The adherence rates to drug therapy in Crohn's disease patients and the risk factors vary considerably in the literature. The aim of the study was to investigate drug adherence rates and factors affecting adherence to Crohn's disease medications.