Effect of education versus no education on patients' beliefs about medications and their compliance in using them in patients with hyperlipidemia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hyperlipidemia.Hyperlipidaemia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201604119014N95
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
(a) age of 18 to 80 years; (b) having hyperlipidemia; (c) indication for statin.
Exclusion criteria: (a) using other anti-hyperlipidemia agents simultaneously; (b) history of psychological disorders; (c) history of sensitivity to statin.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessing the patient's compliance about drug instructions. Timepoint: before and 6 weeks after education. Method of measurement: using Morisky's questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessing the patient's belief about drug instructions. Timepoint: before and 6 weeks after education. Method of measurement: using BMQ questionnaire.