Medication Beliefs and Adherence to Antiseizure Medications.

Conclusions: Ours is one of the very few studies that evaluated medication beliefs and their association with adherence to ASMs among elderly epilepsy patients in a non-western context. In our context, medication beliefs are likely to have an independent role in effecting adherence to ASMs, particularly the concern that "ASMs disrupt life." Treating physicians should cultivate good conscience about ASMs and evaluate the patient's medication beliefs early-on to identify those who might be at the risk of becoming nonadherent.
PMID: 33163231 [PubMed]

Source: Neurology Research International - November 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurol Res Int Source Type: research