Key result
Patients with low asthma-specific medication regimen complexity were nearly four times more likely to adhere to their medication compared to those with high complexity (AOR 3.80).
Why the study?
Medication adherence is often low in asthma patients with regimen complexity as a potential factor, but data on its relationship to adherence and asthma outcomes were lacking in Ethiopian patients.
Does medication regimen complexity affect medication adherence and asthma control in patients with asthma?
Population
396 patients with asthma in three public referral hospitals in northwestern Ethiopia
Comparison
Different levels of medication regimen complexity (MRCI)
Design
Multicenter cross-sectional study
Authors
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May support simplifying regimens to boost adherence; leaves open causal effects on control in prospective trials.
Cross-Sectional (n=396)
Yes
Does medication regimen complexity affect medication adherence and asthma control in patients with asthma?
Odds Ratio: 3.8 (95% CI 2–11.1)
p-value: p=0.033
Lower medication regimen complexity is significantly associated with better medication adherence and improved asthma control in patients with asthma.
Belachew et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Asthma (n=396). Low asthma-specific medication regimen complexity vs. High asthma-specific medication regimen complexity was evaluated on Medication adherence (AOR 3.80, 95% CI 2.0-11.1, p=0.033). Patients with low asthma-specific medication regimen complexity were nearly four times more likely to adhere to their medication compared to those with high complexity (AOR 3.80).
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