Assessment of Health Literacy, Medication Adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life in patients with cardiovascular diseases
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 641
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- health-related quality of life is the primary outcome that helps in understanding the overall well-being of cardiovascular patients in the progression of the disease based on medication adherence and usage patterns
研究概览
简要总结
AIM: To assess health literacy, medication adherence and health-related quality of life in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients.
OBJECTIVES:
Primary objective
To assess health literacy, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Secondary objective
To analyse the relationship between health literacy, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life in cardiovascular patients.
Study materials:
A standardised questionnaire, i.e., Short Form 36 (SF-36) for health-related quality of life, will be used. The newest vital sign (NVS) questionnaire for health literacy, the medication adherence rating scale (MARS) for medication adherence, and a validated data collection proforma for the demographic parameters. Author permission has been obtained for these questionnaires. Demographic data such as age, gender, economic status, education level, and marital status will be collected.
Study procedure:
The outpatients in the cardiology department will be initially screened, and cases will be selected based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Consent will be obtained from the patients. Patient data will be collected. Health literacy, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life will be analysed. The relationships between health literacy, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life will be analysed. Results and Conclusion
Statistical methods: Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and correlation analysis will be calculated.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 99.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients aged above 18 years.
- •Outpatients in the cardiology department.
- •Confirmed diagnosis with disease duration of more than six months of Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and arrhythmias.
- •The presence of comorbid conditions and willingness to provide informed consent.
排除标准
- •Patients below 18 years of age.
- •In-patients admitted to the cardiology department.
- •Confirmed diagnosis with a disease duration of less than six months.
- •Excluding patients with cognitive impairment and not providing informed consent.
结局指标
主要结局
health-related quality of life is the primary outcome that helps in understanding the overall well-being of cardiovascular patients in the progression of the disease based on medication adherence and usage patterns
时间窗: 8 weeks
次要结局
- The secondary outcomes are health literacy & medication adherence, which help to understand the medication intake patterns based on their literacy level, which helps in assessing the quality of life & improvement patterns(8 weeks)
研究者
Bikkina Venkata Sai Sri Harsha
Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal