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December 12, 2025Frontiers in PharmacologyOpen Access

Medication adherence in the elderly population with chronic diseases: a factor analysis

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ACAlejandra Segura CardonaClínica Santa MaríaVSValeria Santacruz-RestrepoUniversidad del ValleARAlejandra Rendón-MontoyaAmerican Pharmacists Association

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Implication

Quantitative analysis reveals medication adherence influences health outcomes in older adults, suggesting public policy interventions are essential.

Key Points

  • To identify characteristics that significantly affect medication adherence among older adults in Colombia.
  • Cross-sectional study using medical records
  • Evaluated patients over 65 treated by a pharmaceutical manager
  • Analyses included univariate, bivariate, and multivariate methods
  • Used explanatory model to control confounding variables
  • Medication non-adherence was 5.9% among older adults
  • Pharmacological factors were statistically associated with non-adherence
  • Inefficiencies and inappropriate use of medications influenced adherence
  • Comprehensive public health interventions are necessary to improve medication adherence

Cite This Study

Cardona et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6940190c2d562116f28f6346https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1699999
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