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A Prospective and Observational Study on the Impact of Patient Counselling on Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients

Author(s) Saiteja.y, Pujitha, Harshitha, Althaf, Sk.Suhilazmi
Country India
Abstract PURPOSE:
The study goals are to improve medication adherence and high-quality lifestyles in stroke patients through effective patient counselling.
BACKGROUND:
Stroke is one of the most common neurological disorders and the second most common purpose of dying worldwide. Stroke is likewise called cerebral infarction or cerebrovascular twist of fate. It occurs when blood flow to the brain is reduced due to permanent or temporary blockage of an artery that carries blood to the brain, or rupture of an artery in the brain because of high blood pressure The primary danger elements of Stroke encountered are high blood pressure, age, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking, and alcohol. the burden of stroke is gigantic and recurrence of stroke is a first-rate risk issue for growing the weight of stroke. medications play an crucial position in stopping stroke recurrence. Adherence can be summarized as ‘The extent to which someone’s behaviour taking medicinal drug, following a diet, and/or executing life-style modifications – corresponds with agreed tips from a health care provider”. current estimates are that only one-sixth of all sufferers come close to perfect adherence to their medicine regimen. the issue is gaining importance because of an increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases and an ageing population. common reasons of medicine nonadherence include complicated remedy regimens and patients’ lack of belief within the treatment. Healthcare specialists play an crucial position in remedy adherence amongst stroke survivors. They should deal with the boundaries and facilitate remedy adherence behaviours.

METHODOLOGY:
It is a prospective observational study conducted in Lalitha Super specialities Hospital, Guntur over 6 months duration study in the neurology department, a total of 200 patients of age groups between 25-85 of both genders with comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes, and affected with stroke were enrolled in the study.

RESULTS & DISCUSSIONS:
The outcomes were obtained after 6 months duration observe within the neurology branch of tertiary care hospital a total of 200 patients enrolled in the study. The study of the effect of patient counselling on medication adherence and quality of life in stroke patients is a prospective observational take a look at in which facts is amassed in Lalitha super speciality hospital with a random representative sampling method explaining the qualitative & quantitative evaluation. We accrued 200 instances of these tormented by ischemic, hemorrhagic, and transient ischemic stroke, and affected person counselling was given and followed up after discharge. Out of 2 hundred samples, 67% of patients are suffering from ischemic stroke, 22.5% from hemorrhagic & 10.5% from TIA. males (60.5%) are greater stricken by stroke than females (39.5%) and the age group between 46-55 is more affected by stroke (32%). The patients who are with both hypertension and diabetes were extra affected by stroke (45.5%) than the ones having single co-morbidities, high blood pressure (28%) and DM (13.5%). in the collected samples males are more effecting by hypertension (33.88%) and females with diabetes (15.18%) and both high blood pressure & diabetes (49.36%). medication adherence in stroke patients is the primary goal of the observe, figure no 5 indicates that out of 200 sufferers, 129 (sixty four.5%) have highly adhered to medicine, 61 patients (30.5%) are mild, and, 10 patients (5.0%) low adherence to remedy after counselling to the patients. quality of lifestyles is the main objective of this study. figure no 6 suggests the quality of life of 200 stroke patients earlier than and after patient counselling. The exceptional of lifestyles had been measured using a modified ranking SCALE (mRS). After the 6-month observe up the quality of life had improved in patients. A quantitative analysis was done using the chi-square test the end result of x squared value is 35.1 with Df 6 at a significance level of 0.05, and the P value is <0.05.


CONCLUSION:
The main aim of this study is to provide better patient counselling to improve medication adherence and the quality of life in stroke patients was achieved successfully. In this study 200 stroke patients were enrolled and patient counseling was provided and followed up through face-to-face interviews and phone calls. Among 200 patients, 129 patients (64.5%) were highly adherence to the medication and 61 patients (30.50%) were moderately. 10 patients (5%) were low adherence to medication. The quality of life of stroke patients increased after the counselling compared to before counselling. The medication adherence and quality of life were measured using MMAS-8 QUESTIONS and a modified ranking scale (mRS) respectively. It is also evident from the study that pharmacist intervention is effective in improving medication adherence and its associated effect on the management of patients receiving stroke therapy.
Keywords Stroke, Patient Counselling, Medication Adherence, Quality Of Life, mRS scale.
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On 2024-08-30
Cite This A Prospective and Observational Study on the Impact of Patient Counselling on Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients - Saiteja.y, Pujitha, Harshitha, Althaf, Sk.Suhilazmi - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.26633
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.26633
Short DOI https://doi.org/gt8gwz
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