Open AccessEffect of Psychoeducational Intervention on Donepezil Retention Rate and Analysis of Reasons for the Discontinuation in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Randomized Study
Author(s) -
Tetsumasa Kamei,
Hiroyuki Kobayashi,
Maika Nishida,
Koji Muramoto,
Shohei Nishimoto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s330372
Subject(s) - donepezil , discontinuation , medicine , dementia , clinical endpoint , confidence interval , odds ratio , randomized controlled trial , psychiatry , disease
Medication discontinuation for patients with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) influences treatment efficacy. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of psychoeducational intervention (PI) on donepezil retention rates and identify the factors associated with donepezil continuation in patients with AD.